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Article 2 



definitions 



For the purposes of the present Convention, unless expressly pro- 

 vided otherwise : 



(1) "Regulations" means the Regulations contained in the Annexes 

 to the present Convention. 



(2) "Harmful substance" means any substance which, if introduced 

 into the sea, is liable to create hazards to human health, to harm living 

 resources and marine life, to damage amenities or to interfere with 

 other legitimate uses of the sea, and includes any substance subject to 

 control by the present Convention. 



(3) (a) "Discharge", in relation to harmful substances or effluents 

 containing such substances, means any release howsoever caused from 

 a ship and includes any escape, disposal, spilling, leaking, pumping, 

 emitting or emptying. 



(b) "Discharge" does not include: 



(i) dumping within the meaning of the Convention on the 

 Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and 

 Other Matter done at London on 13 November 1972; or 



(ii) release of harmful substances directly arising from 

 the exploration, exploitation and associated off-shore process- 

 ing of sea-bed mineral resources ; or 



(iii) release of harmful substances for purposes of 

 legitimate scientific research into pollution abatement or 

 control. 



(4) "Ship" means a vessel of any type whatsoever operating in the 

 marine environment and includes hydrofoil boats, air-cushion vehicles, 

 submersibles, floating craft and fixed or floating platforms. 



(5) "Administration" means the Government of the State under 

 whose authority the ship is operating. With respect to a ship entitled 

 to fly a flag of any State, the Administration is the Government of 

 that State. With respect to fixed or floating platforms engaged in 

 exploration and exploitation of the sea-bed and subsoil thereof adja- 

 cent to the coast over which the coastal State exercises sovereign rights 

 for the purposes of exploration and exploitation of their natural re- 

 sources, the Administration is the Government of the coastal State 

 concerned. 



(6) "Incident" means an event involving the actual or probable 

 discharge into the sea of a harmful substance, or effluents containing 

 mi r* n n mi ns1"fino6 



(7) "Organization" means the Inter- Governmental Maritime Con- 

 sultative Organization. 



Article 3 



application 



(1) The present Convention shall apply to : 



(a) ships entitled to fly the flag of a Party to the Convention; 



(b) ships not entitled to fly the flag of a Party but which 

 operate under the authority of a Party. 



