Right in clause 6 it's very clear that the minister “may, by order, exempt an identified oil tanker”. It is very clear in legal terms—and we have our lawyer here as well—that that's per vessel, so by individual vessel. The intent is that typically exemptions have to be documented, and if there ever were a legal challenge, the intent is that a particular vessel would meet the exemption test, which would be within the spirit of the legislation and would need to withstand court scrutiny. The exemptions are designed that way and are used legally that way.
On November 28th, 2017. See this statement in context.