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Gibraltar Merchant Shipping (Safety, etc.) Act, 1993.

Country/Territory
Gibraltar (UK)
Document type
Legislation
Date
1997 (2014)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Sea
Keyword
Navigation Pollution control Offences/penalties Transport/storage Certification International trade
Geographical area
Europe, Mediterranean, North Atlantic, Southern Europe
Entry into force notes
This Act comes into operation on the day the Minister appoints by notice in the Gazette (see page 1 of the text).
Abstract

This Act sets the basic provisions aimed at governing and regulating the Gibraltar sea merchant shipping activities and related issues. The main objectives of this Act are the implementation of provision for the control, regulation and orderly development of merchant shipping in Gibraltar, for the proper qualification of persons employed in ships registered in Gibraltar, for the safety of such ships and their crews and passengers, for compliance with international obligations in respect thereof, to repeal the application to ships registered in Gibraltar of certain acts and acts of Parliament and for matters connected with and incidental to the foregoing.

Full text
English
Website
www.gibraltarlaws.gov.gi

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) Regulations, 1999.

Legislation | Gibraltar (UK) | 1999 (2008)

Keyword: Navigation, Oil pollution, Pollution control, Territorial sea, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Polluter pays principle, Maritime zone

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Gibraltar Merchant Shipping (Phasing-in of Double Hull Oil Tankers) Regulations 2004.

Legislation | Gibraltar (UK) | 2004

Keyword: Oil, Oil pollution, Pollution control, Risk assessment/management, Navigation, Transport/storage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Gibraltar Merchant Shipping (Community Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Information System) Regulations 2004.

Legislation | Gibraltar (UK) | 2004 (2015)

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Monitoring, Data collection/reporting, Navigation, Procedural matters, Pollution control, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Gibraltar Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) Regulations 2016.

Legislation | Gibraltar (UK) | 2016

Keyword: Pollution control, Marine pollution, Navigation, Certification, Offences/penalties, Enforcement/compliance

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Gibraltar Merchant Shipping (Accident Reporting and Investigation) Regulations 2012.

Legislation | Gibraltar (UK) | 2012 (2014)

Keyword: Navigation, Hazards, Data collection/reporting, Procedural matters, Pollution control, Risk assessment/management, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Gibraltar Merchant Shipping (Anti-Fouling Systems) Regulations 2012.

Legislation | Gibraltar (UK) | 2012

Keyword: Pollution control, Marine pollution, Hazardous substances

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Gibraltar Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Regulations 2009.

Legislation | Gibraltar (UK) | 2009 (2012)

Keyword: Marine pollution, Pollution control, Territorial sea, Navigation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Gibraltar Merchant Shipping (Port Waste Reception Facilities) Regulations, 2002.

Legislation | Gibraltar (UK) | 2009 (2016)

Keyword: Marine pollution, Territorial sea, Harbour, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Waste disposal, Offences/penalties, Royalties/fees, Business/industry/corporations, Waste management, Transport/storage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Administrative Instructions under the Merchant Shipping (Safety etc.) Ordinance 1993.

Legislation | Gibraltar (UK) | 2004

Keyword: Navigation, Registration, Data collection/reporting, Procedural matters, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX