Section 33: Recovery of expenses
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33. Recovery of expenses
(1) The Director shall recover from the owner of a pollutant which is
spilled all costs and expenses incurred as a result of—
(a) any clean-up or removal operation;
(b) any measure taken to prevent, eliminate or reduce the adverse
effects of a spill on the environment;
(c) any measure taken to dispose of or to deal with the pollutant.
(2) The costs and expenses referred to in subsection (1) shall be deemed
to be civil debts owed by the owner of a pollutant to the Government of
Mauritius.