Law No. 12 of 1964 on on preventing pollution by oil in navigation water. Country/Territory Kuwait Document type Legislation Date 1964 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Sea, Water Keyword Marine pollution Pollution control Offences/penalties Oil pollution Freshwater pollution Inland waters Geographical area Asia, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Persian Gulf, Western Asia Entry into force notes This Law enters into force 7 days after the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. Abstract This Law is composed of 11 articles: prohibition to pollute marine areas and inland waters (art. 1); tanker helmsmen must be provided with an "Oil Register" (art. 3); penalties: violation of articles 1 and 2 will be punished by the payment of not more than 1.000 Dinars (art. 4); the Minister of Industry can seize the ship that caused the pollution (art. 6). Full text Arabic References - Legislation Amended by Law No.11 of 2014 amending Annex 3 of the Law No.12 of 1964 on preventing pollution by oil in navigation water. Legislation | Kuwait | 2014 Keyword: Marine pollution, Maritime zone, Oil pollution, Freshwater pollution, Pollution control Source: FAO, FAOLEX