Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act 2009 (No. 5 of 2009). Country/Territory Kiribati Document type Legislation Date 2009 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Sea, Environment gen. Keyword Marine pollution Navigation Oil pollution Liability/compensation Offences/penalties Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Least Developed Countries, Micronesia, Oceania, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific Abstract This Act replaces the Second Schedule to the Merchant Shipping Act 1983, to include in the list a number of maritime conventions and protocols to which Kiribati has recently become a party. The list includes: the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage and the 1992 Protocol thereto; the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage and the 1992 Protocol thereto; the 1997 Protocol to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships; and the International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage. The list is made for purposes of sections 60 (sanctions) and 61 (regulation-making). Full text English Website www.paclii.org References - Legislation Amends Merchant Shipping Act 1983. Legislation | Kiribati | 1983 Keyword: Fishing vessel, Registration, Marking/identification, Navigation Source: FAO, FAOLEX