Key Benefits:
Chapter 1 Scope of application
Chapter 2 Definitions and so on
Chapter 3 Exemption of sewage sewage
Publication of the depletion of sewage sewage from ships and platforms outside of Danish sea territory and the Baltic Sea area
In accordance with section 2 (2), 3, section 6 (4). 2, section 20 (2). 3, section 61, paragraph. 1, and section 62 on the protection of the marine environment, cf. Law Order no. 47 of 7. of January 2008, section 16, section 44 (4). 1 and 3, and section 45 of device no. 1035 of 22. In October 2004 on the entry into force of Greenland on the protection of the marine environment, and in the light of Annex IV of the MARPOL Convention, the following shall be determined :
Scope of application
§ 1. The announcement shall apply to :
1) ships of less than 400 gross tonnage approved for the carriage of more than 15 persons ; and
2) ships with a gross tonnage of 400 or more.
Paragraph 2. The notice shall apply to ships as referred to in paragraph 1. 1 in the following location :
1) in or outside of the exclusive economic zones, or
2) In the outside of Danish shipping, by the way.
Paragraph 3. The notice shall also apply to Danish platforms and platforms located in the Danish continental land area.
Paragraph 4. The notice shall not apply to ships and platforms located in Danish sea territory or in the Baltic Sea area, cf. However, the section 20 of the law shall be 1.
Paragraph 5. The notice shall not apply to ships and platforms situated in the exclusive economic zones of foreign states or to the territorial waters of foreign states, provided that such foreign states have laid down other requirements in respect of these waters ; the depletion of sewage water than has been laid down in this notice.
Paragraph 6. Furthermore, the notice shall not apply to warships and other ships owned or used by a state as long as the ship is used exclusively for non-commercial statuses, cf. Section 2 (2) of the law. 2.
Definitions and so on
§ 2. For the purposes of this notice :
1) waste water : drainage and other wastes from any toilets and urinals ; drainage from hospital rooms (pharmacy, sygerum etc.) derived from washrooms, bathtubs and seals situated in such rooms ; drainage substances from places where there is live animals ; or any other waste water when it is mixed with drainage as defined above.
2) Containment reek : A tank for the capture and storage of sewage waste water.
3) " approved plant " means an installation approved by the Maritime Agency or by other EU authorities, including institutes recognised by these authorities, in accordance with the rules of the Maritime Management Board B, technical regulatory framework for the building and equipment of the ship ; etc., Chapter XXIV ; Prevention of pollution by sewage sewage from ships or has been approved by other MARPOL Convention countries.
4) Baltic Sea area : Baltic Sea, Bothnia Bugt, The Finske Bugt, the Tied, the Belt, and Kattegat, until the broadband at latitude 57 ° 44.8 ' N through Skagen, cf. Section 5 (5) of the law. 5.
5) Nearest coast : the baseline from which the territorial waters of the territory concerned shall be determined in accordance with international law, in these provisions, with the addition of the 'from the nearest coast' off the coast of Australia means : from a line drawn from the Australian coast,
6) The MARPOL Convention : the International Convention of 1973/78 on the prevention of pollution from ships, including protocols and subsequent amendments.
Exemption of sewage sewage
§ 3. In the sections referred to in section 1 (1). 2, mentioned waters and in a Danish continental socket area, cf. Section 1 (1). 3, the depletion of sewage waste water must be carried out only where :
1) the discharge is carried out using approved facilities for treatment of sewage waste water and waste water at the end of the installation, not making visible traces in the sea,
2) the waste water is found to be found and disinfected in an approved installation and exhaust at a distance of at least 3 nautical miles from the nearest shore ; or
3) the discharge shall be carried out at a distance of at least 12 nautical miles from the nearest coast. Preemptive discharge from a tank for the collection and storage of sewage waste water, or of sewage waste originating from the space of live animals, shall be at least 4 knots, and the discharge shall be carried out with moderate ; Expiration rate.
§ 4. Unless higher penalties are carried out in accordance with the other legislation, the penalty shall be penalised by the penalty which runs counter to section 3 making the drain of sewage sewage.
Paragraph 2. The sentence may rise to prison for two years if the infringement has been committed intentionally or by gross negligence and if there is a breach of the infringement proceedings ;
1) damage to the environment or to the detriment of the environment, or
2) obtained or intended for the economic benefit of the person concerned itself or others, including in the case of savings.
Paragraph 3. Companies can be imposed on companies, etc. (legal persons) punishable by the rules of the penal code 5. Chapter.
Paragraph 4. Paragfeles 2 and 6 shall not apply to infringements committed by foreign ships unless the infringement has been committed in the territory of the internal territorial waters. For offences committed by foreign ships in the outer territorial waters, the sentence may rise to prison for up to two years if deliberate and serious pollution of the marine environment is intentional and serious.
Paragraph 5. Unless higher sanction is inflicted on the other legislation, the sentence shall be fined for the State of Greenland which in Greenland is in breach of those referred to in paragraph 1. Paragraph 1 has been mentioned.
Paragraph 6. Inherit in Greenland of the referred to in paragraph 1. Paragraph 1 may result in the imposition of measures after criminallov for Greenland if the infringement has been committed intentionally or in the case of gross negligence and if there is a breach of the infringement proceedings ;
1) damage to the environment or to the name of the environment, or
2) obtained or intended for the economic benefit of the person concerned itself or others, including in the case of savings.
Paragraph 7. In Greenland, for offences committed by private companies, cooperatives, anti-party companies or so on, the company is charged with such a penalty post for the criminallov for Greenland.
Paragraph 8. Where the infringement has been committed by the Home Government of Greenland, a municipality, a municipal community covered by section 64 of the local authority counters and the builder and so on, may be subject to the domestic government, the municipality or the municipal community of collective responsibility for the authorities ; After criminallov for Greenland.
§ 5. The announcement shall enter into force on 1. May 2008.
Paragraph 2. The Environment Minister shall set the date of entry into force of the notice for Greenland.
