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Prevention of Marine Pollution Act.

Country/Territory
Korea, Republic of
Document type
Legislation
Date
1991 (2004)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Sea, Waste & hazardous substances, Environment gen.
Keyword
Marine pollution Oil pollution Pollution control Transport/storage Hazardous substances Inspection Registration Waste management Waste prevention Standards
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific
Abstract

The purpose of this Act is to preserve the marine environment through the regulation of oil, harmful liquid substances and wastes discharged into the sea, and removal of marine pollutants. The Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries shall establish and execute the comprehensive measures for the preservation of the marine environment, shall set marine environment standards by sea area and shall build a maritime environment measuring network to survey the marine environment in coastal and offshore sea areas and sources of pollution (art. 4). No person shall discharge oil, harmful liquid substances or wastes from a ship into the sea and the owner of a ship shall install equipment for storing or treating such substances in the ship and keep a record of the substances transported (Chapter II). Chapter III deals with matters related to the inspection of marine pollution prevention equipment for ships. Regulations of discharge of oil, harmful liquid substances or wastes from marine installations are provided for in Chapter IV. Any person who intends to operate a prevention and removal or cleaning business shall register it with the Commissioner of the National Maritime Police Agency (Chapter V). In case where wastes are discharged into the sea in excess of the standards determined by the Presidential Decree a report shall be made to the Commissioner of the National Maritime Police Agency. Emergency measures shall be taken to prevent continuous discharge of wastes, prevent the spread of the discharged wastes such as oil, etc. and remove them. In order to have necessary emergency measures taken in case where the preservation of the marine environment is prejudiced a Marine Pollution Prevention and Removal Countermeasure Committee shall be established (Chapter VI). The Korea Marine Pollution Response Corporation shall be established in order to preserve the marine environment (Chapter VI-2). The owner of a ship and the installer of marine installations shall, where wastes such as oil, etc. are discharged in excess of a certain scale prescribed by the Presidential Decree into the sea, conduct a survey on marine pollution impact through a marine pollution impact survey institution (Chapter VI-3). The remaining part of the Act contains penal provisions and provisions of miscellaneous nature.

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References - Legislation

Implemented by

Enforcement Decree of the Prevention of Marine Pollution Act.

Legislation | Korea, Republic of | 1996 (2005)

Keyword: Marine pollution, Oil pollution, Pollution control, Transport/storage, Hazardous substances, Inspection, Registration, Institution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Marine Environment Management Act.

Legislation | Korea, Republic of | 2007 (2015)

Keyword: Marine pollution, Oil pollution, Pollution control, Transport/storage, Hazardous substances, Inspection, Registration, Institution, Waste management, Waste prevention, Standards

Source: FAO, FAOLEX