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Marine Pollution Act.

Country/Territory
Netherlands
Document type
Legislation
Date
1992
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Staatsblad No. 629, 17 December 1992, pp. 1-6.
Subject
Sea, Waste & hazardous substances, Environment gen.
Keyword
Marine pollution Basic legislation Effluent waste water/discharge Oil pollution Waste disposal Waste prevention Waste management
Geographical area
Benelux, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe
Abstract

This Act does not apply to discharge as regulated by the Act concerning Prevention of Pollution from Ships (No. 638 of 1983). The Act distinguishes between waste substances to be specified by a Ministerial Decree and other waste matters. The Act prohibits any discharge, having aboard of a floating structure or flying vehicles, or supplying of waste substances of the first category. These actions may be permitted for the remaining waste substances but with a permission granted prior to undertaking one of the actions (arts. 3 and 4). The discharge is not prohibited if done in the course of normal operations not having as aim the discharge of waste matters (art. 6). Who receives chemical waste or waste oil shall for discharge shall report to the Minister of Traffic and Water Management (art. 6a). The remaining articles deal with procedures for permission in the sense of article 4, administrative appeal, and article 12 declares articles 18.3 to 18.6 of the Environment Protection Act applicable with respect to enforcement, offences and penalties. (22 articles)

Full text
Dutch
Website
www.overheid.nl

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Decree No. 693 of 2006 containing rules relative to prevention of pollution by ships.

Legislation | Netherlands | 2006

Keyword: Marine pollution, Navigation, Effluent waste water/discharge, Waste disposal, Oil pollution, Protected area, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Act No. 248 of 2007 amending the Environment Protection Act, the Marine Pollution Act, the Act on Pollution of Surface Waters and the Act on Economic Offences in relation with the giving effect to Regulation (EC) No. 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on shipments of waste.

Legislation | Netherlands | 2007

Keyword: Waste management, Transport/storage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Act No. 109 of 2008 amending the Marine Pollution Act and some other Acts in relation with the implementation of the Protocol to the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter, 1972.

Legislation | Netherlands | 2008

Keyword: Marine pollution, Pollution control, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Water Act Implementation Act no. BWBR0026710 of 2009.

Legislation | Netherlands | 2009 (2013)

Keyword: Marine pollution, Freshwater resources management, Flood, Freshwater pollution, Governance, Groundwater, Liability/compensation, Early warning system, Environmental fees/charges, Surface water, Waterworks, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX