Law on Marine and Island Resources (No. 82/2015/QH13). Country/Territory Viet Nam Document type Legislation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Công Báo Nos. 865-866 (27/07/2015). Subject Environment gen., Sea Keyword Marine area Marine pollution Marine protected areas Monitoring Integrated management Coastal zone management Sustainable development Pollution control Environmental planning Protected area Policy/planning Geographical area Asia, East Asian Seas, South-Eastern Asia Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on 1 July 2016. Abstract The Law, consisting of 81 articles divided into ten Chapters, prescribes integrated management of marine and island resources and protection of the marine and island environment; and the rights, obligations and responsibilities of agencies, organizations and individuals in integrated management of marine and island resources and protection of the marine and island environment of Vietnam. The protection of the marine and island environment, and the management, exploitation and use of marine and island resources of all kinds must comply with relevant laws and this Law. This Law applies to agencies, organizations and individuals involved in integrated management of marine and island resources and protection of the marine and island environment of Vietnam. The Law is divided as follows: General Provisions (Chap. I); Strategy on Sustainable Exploitation and Use of Marine and Island Resources and Protection of Marine and Island Environment (Chap. II); Baseline Survey of and Scientific Research into Marine and Island Resources and Environment (Chap. III); Master Plan on Sustainable Exploitation and Use of Coastal Resources; Programs on Integrated Management of Coastal Resources (Chap. IV); Management of Island Resources (Chap. V); Control of Pollution, Response to Oil and Toxic Chemical Spills, and Dumping at Sea (Chap. VI); Integrated Monitoring and Surveillance of and System of Information and Database on Marine and Island Resources and Environment (Chap. VII); International Cooperation on Marine and Island Resources and Environment (Chap. VIII); Responsibilities for Integrated Management of Marine and Island Resources and Protection of Marine and Island Environment (Chap. IX); Implementation Provisions (Chap. X). Full text English Website www.vietnamlawmagazine.vn References - Legislation Amended by Law No. 35/2018/QH14 on amendments to some articles concerning planning of 37 laws. Legislation | Viet Nam | 2018 Keyword: Policy/planning, Land-use planning, Minerals, Mining, Plant protection, Quarantine, Irrigation, Freshwater resources management Source: FAO, FAOLEX