[DfT 00134] S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S 2008 No. 3257 MARINE POLLUTION The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage and Garbage from Ships) Regulations 2008 Made - - - - 18th December 2008 Laid before Parliament 22nd December 2008 Coming into force - - 1st February 2009 CONTENTS PART 1 General 1. Citation and commencement 2. Interpretation 3. Meaning of “Special Area” in Part 5 4. Meaning of “from the nearest land” 5. Revocations 6. Application PART 2 Sewage: Survey and Certification of Ships 7. Requirement for Sewage Certificate: initial survey 8. Renewal of Sewage Certificate: renewal survey 9. Responsibilities of the owner and master of a ship 10. Additional surveys 11. Issue of Sewage Certificates by a Certifying Authority 12. Issue of Sewage Certificates by another Government in respect of United Kingdom ships 13. Issue of Sewage Certificates in respect of ships which are not United Kingdom ships 14. Duration and validity of Sewage Certificates 15. Extens...