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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).

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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