Marine Pollution Management Act, 2002. Country/Territory Saint Kitts and Nevis Document type Legislation Date 2002 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to provide for the protection of ecologically sensitive marine resources; to enhance environmental quality of territorial waters and adjacent international waters; to give effect to certain international conventions relating to pollution of the sea; to implement port-state control to improve management of ship-generated wastes and prevent harm to safety, health and the marine environment from shipping activities; and to encourage good environmental operating practices in commercial, cruise liner and leisure shipping and in ports, marinas and harbours; and for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing. Subject Sea, Environment gen. Keyword Marine pollution Pollution control Hazardous waste Geographical area Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, Small Island Developing States Abstract This Act provides for the monitoring and control of all marine pollution in waters of St. Christopher and Nevis and marine pollution caused by a vessel or marine structure of St. Christopher and Nevis outside of the territorial sea of St. Christopher and Nevis. Full text English