Section 18

If any oil, oily mixture or noxious liquid substance is discharged from a terminal or from any apparatus used for transferring the oil, mixture or substance from or to any ship, whether to or from a terminal or to or from another ship, or for any other operation, the person in charge of that apparatus or the terminal operator, as the case may be, shall be liable to pay for the costs of any measure reasonably taken by the Director or the appointed authority after the discharge in removing or eliminating the oil, mixture or substance.

Costs recoverable as debt to Government.