Section 222: Recovery of Government expenses, fines

222. Recovery of Government expenses, fines and judgement debts from ship owners (ii) by adding the following new subsection, the existing provision being numbered as subsection (1) – (2) Where a ship has caused any maritime casualty or other incident which may reasonably be expected to result in damage to the environment or to represent a hazard to safety of navigation or has caused damage to the environment, all expenses incurred by the Government of Mauritius in taking preventive measures to protect the environment or mitigate such hazards or for the clean up operations after an oil spill shall be borne by the owner, agent, operator or insurer of the ship.