Residues (Amendment) Regulations, 2016

L.N. 364 of 2016

AUTHORITY FOR TRANSPORT IN MALTA ACT

(CAP. 499)

Port Reception Facilities for Ship-Generated Wastes and Cargo

Residues (Amendment) Regulations, 2016

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 43(1) and (3) of

the Authority for Transport in Malta Act, the Minister for Transport

and Infrastructure, in consultation with the Authority for Transport in

Malta, has made the following regulations:-

(1) The title of these regulations is the Port Reception Citation and

Facilities for Ship-Generated Wastes and Cargo Residues commencement.

(Amendment) Regulations, 2016, and these regulations shall be read

and construed as one with the Port Reception Facilities for Ship- S.L. 499.30

Generated Wastes and Cargo Residues Regulations, hereinafter

referred to as "the principal regulations".

(2) These regulations shall come into force on the 9th of

December, 2016.

Regulation 2 of the principal regulations shall be Substitutes

regulation 2 of

substituted by the following

the principal

regulations.

"2. These regulations bring into effect the provisions of

the European Council Directive 2000/59/EC of the European

Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2000, as

subsequently amended by Commission Directive (EU) 2015/

2087 of 18 November 2015, on port reception facilities for ship-

generated waste and cargo residues. The purpose of this

Directive is to reduce the discharges of ship-generated waste

and cargo residues into the sea, thereby enhancing the

protection of the marine environment.".

Regulation 16 of the principal regulations shall be Renumbers

regulation 16 of

renumbered as regulation 17 thereof.

the principal

regulations.

Immediately after regulation 15 of the principal Adds new

regulation 16 to

regulations there shall be added the following new regulation

the principal

regulations.

" Statistics and

Any person shall provide the

other

Authority, when requested to do so and without

information.

delay, all statistics and other information,

pursuant to the provisions of these regulations,

requested by the Authority from time to time, in

such format as the Authority may prescribe.".

5. Immediately after regulation 17. as renumbered. of the

principal regulations there shall be added the following new

regulation

" Other fees.

Without prejudice to the provisions

of regulation 9, all other fees payable to the

Authority in terms of these regulations shall be

as established, from time to time, by the

Authority.".

6. The Second Schedule to the principal regulations shall be

substituted by the following

"SECOND SCHEDULE

INFORMATION TO BE NOTIFIED BEFORE ENTRY INTO

THE PORT OF .........................................

(Port of destination as referred to in Article 6 of Directive 2000/59/EC)

1. Name, call sign and, where appropriate, IMO identification

of the ship

2. Flag State

3. Estimated time of arrival (ETA)

4. Estimated time of departure (ETD)

5. Previous port of call

6. Next port of call

7. Last port and date when ship-generated waste was

delivered, including the quantities (in m 3 ) and the types of

waste that were delivered

8. Are you delivering (tick appropriate box)

all

some

none

of your waste into port reception facilities?

9. Type and amount of waste and residues to be delivered

and/or remaining on board, and percentage of maximum

storage capacity

If delivering all waste, complete second and last columns as

appropriate. If delivering some or no waste, complete all columns.

Waste to Maximum Amount

Port at

Estimated Waste that

be

dedicated of waste

which

amount of has been

delivered

storage

retained remaining waste to be delivered

(m 3 )

capacity on board waste will generated at last port

(m 3 )

(m )

be

between

of

delivered notification delivery

and next identified

port of call

under

(m 3 )

point 7

above

(m 3 )

Oily Bilge Water

Oily residues

Other (specify)

Domestic wastes

products, rags,

bottles, crockery,

Incinerator ashes

Cargo residues

( 2 ) (specify) ( 3 )

( 1 ) Sewage may be discharged at sea in accordance with Regulation 11 of MARPOL Annex

IV. The corresponding boxes do not need to be completed if it is the intention to make an

authorised discharge at sea.

2 ) May be estimates.

( 3 ) Cargo residues shall be specified and categorised according to the relevant Annexes of

MAPROL, in particular MARPOL Annexes I, II and V.

Notes

1. This information may be used for port State control and

other inspection purposes.

2. The Authority shall determine which other entities and

bodies will receive copies of this notification.

3. This form is to be completed unless the ship is covered by

an exemption in accordance with regulation 10 of the Port

Reception Facilities for Ship-Generated Wastes and Cargo

Residues Regulations (S.L. 499.30).

I confirm that

-

the above details are accurate and correct; and

-

there is sufficient dedicated onboard capacity to

store all waste generated between notification and the next port

at which waste will be delivered.

Date .........................................

Time .........................................

Signature ...................................

Name in full

(Capital Letters)".

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