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Marine Pollution Act.

Country/Territory
Cook Islands
Document type
Legislation
Date
1974
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to make better provision for preventing and dealing with pollution of the sea, and to enable effect to be given to certain International Conventions relating thereto.
Subject
Environment gen., Sea
Keyword
Marine pollution Authorization/permit Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Oil pollution Liability/compensation Offences/penalties
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Oceania, Polynesia, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific
Abstract

The Act is divided into the following Parts: Prevention of pollution (I); Dumping of wastes into the sea (II); Marine casualties (III); Civil liabilities (IV); Additional compensation and indemnification (V); Miscellaneous provisions (VI).

Full text
English
Website
www.paclii.org