Port and Harbour Transportation Business Act (Act No. 161 of 1951). Country/Territory Japan Document type Legislation Date 1951 (2012) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Harbour Transport/storage Business/industry/corporations Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract The purpose of the present Act is to promote public welfare by establishing order in regard to port and harbour transportation and by providing for the sound development of port and harbour transportation businesses. The text consists of 40 articles divided into 5 chapters as follows: General provisions (I); The port and harbour transportation business (II); Port and harbour transportation business mortgages (III); Miscellaneous provisions (IV); Penal provisions (V). Full text English Website www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp