| (1) | Dangerous goods or marine pollutants may not be handled or carried in bulk in any vessel if the shipowner, master, consignor, consignee or the representative of the shipowner, master, consignor, or consignee has reason to believe that such goods or marine pollutants may not be so handled or carried in bulk safely in that vessel. |
| (2) | Subject to the provisions of subregulation (1)— |
| (a) | where the dangerous goods or marine pollutatns in question are listed in— |
| (i) | Chapter VI of the BCH Code; |
| (ii) | Chapter 17 of the IBC Code; |
| (iii) | Chapter XIX of the EGC Code; |
| (iv) | Chapter XIX of the Gas Carrier Code; |
| (v) | Chapter 19 of the IGC Code; or |
| (vi) | the classification of dangerous goods listed in Appendix 1 of the IMSBC Code, |
the documentation relating to, the handling and the carriage of the dangerous goods or marine pollutants shall be in accordance with the requirements of whichever of the codes is appropriate;
| (b) | where the dangerous goods or marine pollutants in question consist of a solid, a liquid chemical or a liquefied gas that is not listed in the codes specified in paragraph (a), the dangerous goods or marine pollutants must be handled and carried in accordance with an approval given by the Authority; or |
| (c) | The approval in paragraph (b) must be given in writing and must specify the effective date and the conditions on which the approval is given. |
| (3) | If a shipowner, master, consignor, consignee or the representative of the shipowner, master, consignor or consignee required to comply with this regulation fails to comply with this regulation the shipowner, master, consignor, consignee or the representative of the shipowner, master, consignor, or consignee are guilty of an offence. |
[Regulation 17 substituted by section 18 of the Merchant Shipping (Dangerous Goods) Amendment Regulations, 2026, Notice No. 3979, GG54853, dated 19 June 2026]
