§ 44. Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many inspectors are employed by his Department on enforcement of the 1973 international convention for the prevention of pollution from ships in British ports and waters for which his Department has responsibility; and how many prosecutions have been brought annually since 1980 under its provisions.
§ Mr. David MitchellThe Department employs 138 marine surveyors who as part of their duties survey vessels and their equipment to ensure compliance with the 1973 international convention for the prevention of pollution from ships which entered into force in 1983.
Prosecutions are normally brought under the Prevention of Pollution Act. Since 1980 these were as follows:
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Numbers 1980 42 1981 13 1982 39
Numbers 1983 18 1984 13 1985 10 1986 2