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Order No. 130 of the Ministry of Transport and Communications validating the Regulation on operation of waterways.

Country/Territory
Kazakhstan
Document type
Regulation
Date
1995
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Navigation Oil pollution Pollution control Waterworks Freshwater pollution
Geographical area
Aral Sea, Asia, Caspian Sea, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia
Abstract

This Order shall be applicable to inland waterways and waterworks located on them. Regulation on navigation on the inland waterways shall be carried out by the Ministry of Transport. Maintenance of waterways must ensure safe navigation. Ship owners must provide for the prevention of pollution from ships, including oil pollution and ensure environmental safety of navigation. Dumping from ships shall be prohibited. In case of pollution from ship the owner of sunken ship or ship ran aground shall inform local branch of the authorized environmental institution of water pollution and shall take preventive arrangements. In case of loss of items that may be source of pollution ship owners shall immediately inform thereof the authorized environmental institution.

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