Updated to 16 September 2025 (Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 432 of 2025)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
Sea Pollution (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006
No. 29 of 2006
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Ss. 1, 2 | 8 December 2006 | Sea Pollution (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 605 of 2006), art. 2 |
| Ss. 3-18 | 21 November 2008 | Sea Pollution (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (Part 2) (Commencement) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 120 of 2008), art. 2 |
| S. 19 | 8 December 2006 | Sea Pollution (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 605 of 2006), art. 2 |
| Ss. 20-33 | 14 June 2007 | Sea Pollution (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 605 of 2006), art. 3 |
| Ss. 34(a), (b) | 8 December 2006 | Sea Pollution (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 605 of 2006), art. 2 |
| S.34(c) 1st definition | 8 December 2006 | Sea Pollution (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 605 of 2006), art. 2 |
| Ss. 34(c), 2nd, 3rd, 4th definitions | 14 June 2007 | Sea Pollution (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 605 of 2006), art. 3 |
| S.34(d) | 8 December 2006 | Sea Pollution (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 605 of 2006), art. 2 |
| S. 35 | 14 June 2007 | Sea Pollution (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 605 of 2006), art. 3 |
| Ss. 36-38 | 8 December 2006 | Sea Pollution (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 605 of 2006), art. 2 |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected | Affecting Provision | Affecting Provision Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Act, s. 1(4), Part 4 included in collectively cited Harbours Acts | S. 1(4) | ||
| Act, s. 1(3), Part 3 included in collectively cited Sea Pollution Acts | S. 1(3) | ||
| Non-application of regulations where liability/compensation provided under Act | European Communities (Environmental Liability) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 547 of 2008), regs. 1(2), 4(2) and sch. 4, par. 2 | 1 April 2009 | European Communities (Environmental Liability) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 547 of 2008), reg. 1(2) |
| S. 3(1) amended | Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Act 2014 (No. 43 of 2014), ss. 1(3), 68, sch. 4 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 3(2) substituted | Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2021 (28/2021), ss. 1(2), 20(3), schedule 2 | 22 November 2021 | Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 601 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 8(4)(b) amended | Central Bank Reform Act 2010(No. 23 of 2010), ss. 2, 15(14), sch. 2, pt. 14, para. 23 | 1 October 2010 | Central Bank Reform Act 2010 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 469 of 2010), art. 2 |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| None |