Marine Pollution (Ships and Installations) Act 2013 (No. 34 of 2013). Country/Territory Papua New Guinea Document type Legislation Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleBeing an Act: (a) to provide for the prevention and control of marine pollution from any vessel and any offshore installation in Papua New Guinea waters and from any Papua New Guinea vessel and any Papua New Guinea offshore installation wherever it may be; and (b) to incorporate into the law of Papua New Guinea relevant provisions of certain International Conventions relating to marine pollution prevention and control; and (c) to repeal the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea Act 1979 and the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea Regulation 1980, and for related purposes. Subject Environment gen., Sea Keyword Marine pollution Pollution control Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Melanesia, Oceania, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific Abstract This Act provides with respect to prevention of and response to pollution by ships and declares the MARPOL Convention and the International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems on Ships 2001 to have the force of law in Papua New Guinea. The Act provides with respect to, among other things: prevention of ship-based pollution by oil, noxious liquid substances, harmful substances in packaged form, sewage, and anti-fouling systems; prevention of pollution from offshore installations; port waste reception facilities; inspections; and enforcement. Full text English Website www.paclii.org References - Legislation Repeals Prevention of Pollution of the Sea Act 1979. Legislation | Papua New Guinea | 1979 (2006) Keyword: Marine pollution, Pollution control, Oil pollution, Liability/compensation, Data collection/reporting, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX Prevention of Pollution of the Sea Regulation 1980. Legislation | Papua New Guinea | 1980 (2006) Keyword: Marine pollution, Pollution control, Oil pollution, Data collection/reporting, Liability/compensation, Certification Source: FAO, FAOLEX