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Ghana Maritime Authority Act, 2002 (Act 630).

Country/Territory
Ghana
Document type
Legislation
Date
2002
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to establish the Ghana Maritime Authority with responsibility to monitor regulate and coordinate activities in the maritime industry, responsibility to implement the provisions of enactments on shipping, to provide for the governing body of the Authority and to provide for related matters.
Subject
Sea, Environment gen.
Keyword
Marine pollution Navigation Institution Monitoring Ecosystem preservation Hazards
Geographical area
Africa, North Atlantic, Western Africa
Abstract

This Act establishes the Ghana Maritime Authority as a body corporate, defines its functions and powers, provides with respect to the administration of the Authority and provides rules respecting various other matters regarding the Authority. The primary function of the Authority shall be to regulate, monitor and coordinate activities in the maritime industry. It shall cooperate with other agencies in the field of protection of the marine environment and the prevention of pollution. The Authority shall be governed by the Ghana Maritime Authority Board, which shall include representatives of the Fisheries Commission, the Volta River Authority and the Environmental Protection Agency. The Act grants regulation-making powers to the Minister in respect of, among other things, the prevention of marine source pollution and for the protection of the marine environment and response to marine environment incidents.

Full text
English
Website
www.epa.gov.gh