Ship-Source Pollution (Amendment) Regulations, 2011 (L.N. 112 of 2011)

B 1715 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA A.L. 112 tal-2011 ATT DWAR L-IBĦRA TERRITORJALI U Ż-ŻONA KONTIGWA (KAP. 226) Regolamenti tal-2011 li jemendaw ir-Regolamenti dwar it-Tniġġiż kaġunat minn Vapuri BIS-SAĦĦA tas-setgħat mogħtija bl-artikolu 7 tal-Att dwar l-Ibħra Territorjali u ż-Żona Kontigwa, il-Prim Ministru għamel dawn ir-regolamenti li ġejjin: 1. (1) It-titolu ta’ dawn ir-regolamenti hu Regolamenti tal-2011 li jemendaw ir-Regolamenti dwar it-Tniġġiż kaġunat minn Vapuri, u għandhom jinqraw u jiftiehmu ħaġa waħda mar Regolamenti tal-2008 dwar it-Tniġġiż kaġunat minn Vapuri, hawn iżjed ’il quddiem imsejħin “ir-regolamenti prinċipali”. (2) Dawn ir-regolamenti għandhom jitqiesu li bdew iseħħu fis-16 ta’ Novembru, 2010. 2. Ir-regolament 3 tar-regolamenti prinċipali għandu jiġi emendat kif ġej: (a) minnufih wara l-kliem “tas-7 ta’ Settembru 2005”, għandhom jidħlu l-kliem “, kif sussegwentement emendata bid-Direttiva 2009/123/KE tal-Parlament Ewropew u tal Kunsill tal-21 ta’ Ottubru 2009,”; u ( b ) m i n fl o k i l - k l i e m “ s a n z j o n i j i e t d w a r kontravenzjonijiet” għandhom jidħlu l-kliem “sanzjonijiet, inklużi sanzjonijiet kriminali, għal kontravenzjonijiet dwar tniġġiż”. 3. Ir-regolament 6 tar-regolamenti prinċipali għandu jiġi emendat kif ġej: (a) fis-subregolament (1) tiegħu, minflok il-kliem “regolamenti 9, 10, 11(a) jew 11(ċ) jew fl-Anness II, Titlu u bidu fis seħħ. A.L. 130 tal-2008. Jemenda r-regolament 3 tar-regolamenti prinċipali. Jemenda r-regolament 6 tar-regolamenti prinċipali. Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 18,723, 25 ta’ Marzu, 2011 Taqsima B B 1716 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA regolamenti 5, 6(a) jew 6(ċ)” għandhom jidħlu l-kliem “regolamenti 15, 34, 4.1 jew 4.3 jew fl-Anness II, regolamenti 13, 3.1.1 jew 3.1.3”; u (b) fis-sub-regolament (2) tiegħu, minflok il-kliem “regolament 11(b) jew fl-Anness II, regolament 6(b)” għandhom jidħlu l-kliem “regolament 4.2 jew fl-Anness II, regolament 3.1.2”. 4. Ir-regolament 8 tar-regolamenti prinċipali għandu jiġi emendat kif ġej: (a) fis-subregolament (1) tiegħu, minflok il-kliem “sabiex tissewwa l-ħsara li tkun saret.” għandhom jidħlu l-kliem “sabiex tissewwa l-ħsara li tkun saret:” u minnufih wara għandu jiżdied dan il-proviso li ġej: “Iżda meta persuna tagħmel numru ta’ reati ripetuti taħt dawn ir-regolamenti li meta meħudin individwalment ma jirriżultawx fid-deterjorazzjoni fil-kwalità tal-ilma iżda meta magħqudin flimkien jikkostitwixxu wieħed mir-reati mniżżla taħt is-subregolamenti (2) sa (7) ta’ dan ir-regolament, reati ripetuti bħal dawk għandhom jiġu trattati taħt l-imsemmija subregolamenti u soġġetti għal pieni stabbiliti tagħhom.”; u (b) fis subregolament (9) tiegħu, minnufih wara l-kliem “minħabba fi traskuraġni jew b’nuqqas gravi ta’ diliġenza,” għandhom jidħlu l-kliem “jew minħabba nuqqas ta’ sorveljanza jew kontroll li tali nuqqas ikun għamel possibbli t-twettiq tar-reat,”, minflok il-kliem “sabiex tissewwa l-ħsara li tkun saret.” għandhom jidħlu l-kliem “sabiex tissewwa l-ħsara li tkun saret:” u minnufih wara għandu jiżdied dan il proviso li ġej: “Iżda r-responsabbiltà tal-korp ġuridiku taħt dan is subregolament għandha tkun bla ħsara għar responsabbiltà tal-persuni involuti bħala awturi, xewwiexa jew aċċessorji fir reat taħt dawn ir-regolamenti.”. Jemenda r-regolament 8 tar-regolamenti prinċipali. B 1717 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA L.N. 112 of 2011 TERRITORIAL WATERS AND CONTIGUOUS ZONE ACT (CAP. 226) Ship-Source Pollution (Amendment) Regulations, 2011 IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 7 of the Territorial Waters and Contiguous Zone Act, the Prime Minister has made the following regulations: 1. (1) The title of these regulations is the Ship-Source Pollution (Amendment) Regulations, 2011 and they shall be read and construed as one with the Ship Source Pollution Regulations, 2008, hereinafter referred to as “the principal regulations”. (2) These regulations shall be deemed to have come into force on the 16th November, 2010. 2. Regulation 3 of the principal regulations shall be amended as follows: (a) immediately after the words “7 September 2005”, there shall be inserted the words “, as subsequently amended by Directive 2009/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of the 21 October 2009,”; and (b) for the words “penalties for infringements” there shall be substituted the words “penalties, including criminal penalties, for polluting offences”. 3. Regulation 6 of the principal regulations shall be amended as follows: (a) in sub-regulation (1) thereof, for the words “regulations 9, 10, 11(a) or 11(c) or in Annex II, regulations 5, 6(a) or 6(c)” there shall be substituted the words “regulations 15, 34, 4.1 or 4.3 or in Annex II, regulations 13, 3.1.1 or 3.1.3”; and (b) in sub-regulation (2) thereof, for the words “regulation 11(b) or in Annex II, regulation 6(b)” there shall be substituted the words “regulation 4.2 or in Annex II, regulation 3.1.2”. Citation and commencement. L.N. 130 of 2008. Amends regulation 3 of the principal regulations. Amends regulation 6 of the principal regulations. B 1718 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA 4. Regulation 8 of the principal regulations shall be amended as follows: (a) in sub-regulation (1) thereof, for the words “to remedy the damage incurred.” there shall be substituted the words “to remedy the damage incurred:” and immediately thereafter there shall be added the following proviso: “Provided that if a person commits a number of repeated offences under these regulations that do not individually result in the deterioration of the quality of the water but in conjunction result in any of the offences listed under sub regulations (2) to (7) of this regulation, such repeated offences shall be treated under the said sub-regulations and shall be subject to the established punishments thereof.”; and (b) in sub-regulation (9) thereof, immediately after the words “through recklessness or serious negligence,” there shall be inserted the words “or through lack of supervision or control which has made the commission of the offence possible,”, for the words “to remedy the damage incurred.” there shall be substituted the words “to remedy the damage incurred:” and immediately thereafter there shall be added the following proviso: “Provided that the liability of the body corporate under this sub-regulation shall be without prejudice to the liability of the persons involved as perpetrators, inciters or accessories in the offence under these regulations.” Amends regulation 8 of the principal regulations. 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