Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act 2012. Country/Territory Tuvalu Document type Legislation Date 2012 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to Amend the Merchant Shipping Act 1987 to make certain retroactive corrections in the provisions for registration of foreign vessels. Subject Fisheries, Sea Keyword Fishing vessel Registration Navigation Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Least Developed Countries, Oceania, Polynesia, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific Abstract This Act amends the Merchant Shipping Act 1987 in section 8 by replacing subsection 2, which provides with respect to conditions for registration of a (foreign) ship in Tuvalu. Full text English References - Legislation Amends Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. 48.28). Legislation | Tuvalu | 1987 (2008) Keyword: Marine pollution, Fishing vessel, Registration, Navigation Source: FAO, FAOLEX