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Merchant Shipping (International Oil Pollution) Act (No. 24 of 2013)

Country/Territory
South Africa
Document type
Legislation
Date
2013
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Government Gazette No. 37145 of 10 December 2013.
Long title
An Act enact the Protocol to amend the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage into law; and to provide for matters connected therwith.
Subject
Sea, Environment gen.
Keyword
Marine pollution Oil pollution Liability/compensation Special fund International organization Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings
Geographical area
Africa, South Atlantic, Southern Africa
Abstract

This Act declares the Protocol to amend the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage to have the force of law in the Republic of South Africa and defines the territorial sea for purposes of Article 3 of the 1992 Convention, which here means Articles 1 to 36 of the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage as amended in 1992. The Act also empowers the South African Maritime Safety Authority to make a request for assistance to the Fund under paragraph 7 of Article 4 of the 1992 Convention. The Act also provides with respect to legal proceedings involving the Fund and regulation-making powers of the Minister.

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