The Act Schedule 1: Safety directions Paragraph 1
10.The power in section 137 of the 1995 Act to make directions for purposes relating to oil pollution is replaced by paragraph 1 and extended to allow directions to be given in cases in which there is a risk to safety (defined in paragraph 22(1) of Schedule 1 to mean a risk to the safety of persons, property or anything navigating in or using United Kingdom waters). While in almost all cases where the Secretary of State may want to exercise his powers of direction there is at least some pollution risk (e.g. from the fuel oil used to run the ship's engines - known as "bunker oil" or "bunkers"), the Secretary of State may wish to exercise his powers primarily for safety purposes, or to exercise them (particularly as respects the compulsory use of land and facilities) in ways which might not be necessary or appropriate solely for pollution prevention purposes.