Marine Pollution (Control and Civil Liability) Act, 1981 (Act No. 6 of 1981)

To provide for the protection of the marine environment from pollution by oil and other harmful substances, and for that purpose to provide for the prevention and combating of pollution of the sea by oil and other harmful substances; to determine liability in certain respects for loss or damage caused by the discharge of oil from ships, tankers and offshore installations; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

[Long title substituted by section 47 of Act No. 23 of 1997]