Cabinet Regulation No. 133 of 2016 on Marine Diving in Restricted Areas Country/Territory Latvia Document type Regulation Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Sea Keyword Marine pollution Marine protected areas Authorization/permit Public health Royalties/fees Hazardous waste Marine area Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Abstract The Regulation prescribes the provisions for issuing a diving permit; the procedures for the issuance, refusal and cancellation of a permit for diving in a restricted area; the procedures for maintaining the register of issued permits; terms and conditions for using the issued permits; the amount and procedures for paying the State fee for the issuance of a permit for diving at ship wreck or sunken objects sites that are or may be hazardous to marine environment or cultural and historical values. According to the document, a natural person is entitled to dive in a restricted area other than bordering on the sea coastline, from a duly registered watercraft that is equipped with an automatic identification system. Full text English Website www.likumi.lv References - Legislation Implements Marine Environment Protection and Management Law (2010) Legislation | Latvia | 2010 (2014) Keyword: Marine pollution, Marine area, Marine protected areas, Maritime zone, Sustainable development, Ecosystem preservation, Policy/planning, Continental shelf, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, International relations/cooperation, Procedural matters, Survey/mapping, Protected area Source: FAO, FAOLEX