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BIMCO: New Law in California affecting shipownersâ liability for oil pollution 25 Jan 2021 Christian Hoppe, Manager, General Counsel at BIMCO, on Thursday (21 January) published a summary of a new law passed in California, USA, doubling existing fine thresholds for oil spill violations and its possible implications on insurance policies: The new California law, which entered into force on 1 January 2021, doubles the existing minimum and maximum fines for certain oil spill violations related, among other things, to persons who knowingly engage in or cause the discharge or spill of oil into waters or knowingly fail to begin clean-up etc. of spilled oil. For certain violations the new law also authorises the court, at its discretion, to impose a fine of up to USD 1,000 per gallon spilled in excess of 1,000 gallons of oil â a fine which is not statutorily capped. ....
New Law In California, USA, Affecting Shipowners’ Liability For Oil Pollution Members are advised that amendments to the so-called Lempert-Keene-Seastrand Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 1990 in the State of California on criminal fines for oil spill violations in state waters entered into force on 1 January 2021. BIMCO takes the opportunity to remind members about the importance of strict compliance with this and other environmental laws. The new California law, which entered into force on 1 January 2021, doubles the existing minimum and maximum fines for certain oil spill violations related, among other things, to persons who knowingly engage in or cause the discharge or spill of oil into waters or knowingly fail to begin clean-up etc. of spilled oil. For certain violations the new law also authorises the court, at its discretion, to impose a fine of up to USD 1,000 per gallon spilled in excess of 1,000 gallons of oil – a fine which is not statutorily capped ....