Chapter:	413J	Title:	MERCHANT SHIPPING (PREVENTION OF POLLUTION BY GARBAGE) REGULATION	Gazette Number:
Section:	5	Heading:	Disposal of garbage into the seas within 500 metres of fixed or floating platforms	Version Date:	30/06/1997

The disposal into the sea of any garbage from a ship which is a fixed or floating platform engaged in the exploration, exploitation and associated offshore processing of seabed mineral resources, or from any ship alongside or within 500 metres of such a platform, is prohibited provided that food wastes which have been comminuted or ground to the required standard may be disposed of into the sea from such platform or ship if the platform is located more than 12 miles from the nearest land.