National Environment Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act, 2008 (Act No. 24 of 2008)RegulationsEnvironmental Management of Ship-to-Ship Transfer, 2025Chapter 3 - General13. Offences and penalties |
| (1) | A person commits an offence if that person— |
| (a) | contravenes regulations 3, 4, 5(1), 5(2), 6, 7, 8(1), 8(4), 8(5), 8(6), 8(7), 9 or 11; |
| (b) | fails to comply with a notice issued by the Minister in terms of regulation 5(3); or |
| (c) | fails to comply with a provision of an approved STS environmental management plan. |
| (2) | A person who is convicted of an offence referred to in subregulation (1) may be sentenced to a maximum fine of two million Rand or to imprisonment for a maximum period of 5 years or to both a fine and imprisonment. |