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Updated to 29 May 2026 (Act No. 11 of 2026 and S.I. No. 217 of 2026)

All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.

Sea Pollution (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006
No. 29 of 2006

Contents

Commencement
Amendments and other effects
SIs made under the Act

Commencement

Section	Commencement	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	Commencement	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