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Club briefing on Chinese pollution laws
 The UK P&I Club’s latest Legal Briefing reviews the Regulation’s key provisions of interest to Members and provides summary translations of its key articles. In addition to being available on this website, hard copies are to be mailed to Members shortly.
The Regulation covers discharge and reception of oil pollutants; waste dumping ; oil pollution response planning; oil spill clean-up arrangements; reporting and emergency handling of pollution incidents; investigation and compensation of pollution incidents; supervision of loading, lightening and discharging of polluting hazardous cargoes; and penalties for contravening Regulation requirements.
Pollution incidents refer to spill of oil, oily mixture and other poisonous hazardous substances from ships or out of ship-related operations. Ship-induced pollution incidents are classified according to seriousness.
The Regulation relates to actual and potential pollution damage in all sea areas under PRC jurisdiction. The MSA will enforce the Regulation and is responsible for supervising and managing the prevention and control of marine pollution by ships and relevant ship operations.
A compulsory insurance regime for all ships (except those less than 1,000 gt and not carrying oil cargoes) will cover claims arising from oil pollution damage.
The Club has issued four advisory circulars on this subject since November 2009. However, for further practical guidance and latest developments, a special resource page can be found on this site (see “China Oil Pollution Regulations” below).
UK Club Board Meeting – July 2010
A report on the UK Club Board meeting which took place on Monday 12th July in Munich has been published in the Members’ Area.
Financial Statements 2010
The full Report & Accounts of the Club for the year ending 20th February 2010 are now published on this website here. Hard copies are being mailed to all Members next week. A summary Review of the Year for that period can also be found on this website.
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