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Section 6 prohibits the dumping of any wastes or other matter into coastal waters from any vessel, aircraft, or platform, otherwise than in accordance with a permit, whereas section 7 prohibits the dumping of vessels, aircraft and platforms. Section 8 prohibits the loading on vessels and aircraft of waste for the purpose of being dumped into the sea or being incinerated at sea otherwise than in accordance with a permit. Section 12 contains rules relative to the incineration at sea. Where: (a) wa
An Act to provide for the protection of the environment by regulating the dumping into the sea, and the incineration at sea, of wastes and other matter and the dumping into the sea of certain other objects, and for related purposes.