Inland Waterways Introduction Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Document type Regulation Date 2011 (2016) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleOrdinance introducing inland waterway provisions Subject Water Keyword Navigation Inland waters Offences/penalties Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Entry into force notes The present Ordinance enters into force on 1 February 2012. Abstract The present Ordinance implements the Inland Navigation Jurisdiction Act, in its version of 5 July 2001 (BGBl. No. I p. 2026), and the Federal Waterways Act, in its version of 23 May 2007 (BGBl. I p. 962). The text consists of 40 articles divided into 3 Parts as follows: General provisions (I); Penalties (II); Final provisions (III). Full text German Website www.gesetze-im-internet.de