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Marine Pollution (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act, 1986 (Act No. 2 of 1986)

2. Application and interpretation of Convention

 

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Convention shall have effect in relation to—
(a) any South African ship, wherever it may be; and
(b) any other ship while it is in the Republic or its territorial waters or exclusive economic zone.

 

(2) Unless the context indicates otherwise, a reference in the Convention—
(a) to a State Party shall be construed as, or as including, a reference to the Republic, and any reference to a Party shall be construed accordingly;
(b) to the Administration or Government shall, in relation to a South African ship or the Republic, be construed as, or as including, a reference to the Authority or any person acting on its authority.

 

(3) The English text of the Convention shall prevail for the purposes of its interpretation.

 

[Section 2 substituted by section 2(2) (Schedule - Part 69) of Act No. 5 of 1998]