The Prevention of Oil Pollution (Shipping Casualties) (Overseas Territories) Order 1982
This Order applies sections 12 to 15 of the Prevention of Oil Pollution Act 1971 as extended to the territories specified in the Schedule to ships not registered in the Territory and which are outside the territorial waters of the Territory. Section 12 enables the Governor, High Commissioner, Civil Commissioner or Administrator as the case may be to give directions, or take action, to prevent or reduce oil pollution or risk of oil pollution, which threatens the Territory on a large scale as a result of a shipping casualty. Section 13 enables persons unreasonably suffering loss or damage as a result of such directions or action to recover compensation.