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Sea Pollution (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006.

Country/Territory
Ireland
Document type
Legislation
Date
2006 (2021)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Sea
Keyword
Pollution control Navigation Hazardous substances Oil pollution
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

This Act is aimed to give effect to the international Convention on civil liability for bunker oil pollution damage 2001 done at London on 23 march 2001 and to make provision for matters relating to Council Regulation (EC) no. 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters in so far as it relates to that convention, to give effect to the Protocol 2000 on preparedness, response and co-operation to pollution incidents by hazardous and noxious substances 2000 done at London on 15 march 2000, to give effect to the international Convention on the control of harmful anti-fouling systems done at London on 5 October 2001, to give effect to Annex VI as added to the Marpol Convention by the protocol to that Convention done at London on 26 September 1997, to give effect to the international Convention for the control and management of ships’ ballast water and sediments 2004 done at London on 13 February 2004, to amend the Sea Pollution Acts 1991 to 1999, to amend the Harbours Act 1996, and to provide for related matters.

Full text
English
Website
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