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Seychelles Maritime Safety Authority Act, 2019.(Act 2 of 2020).

Country/Territory
Seychelles
Document type
Legislation
Date
2019
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Sea
Keyword
Access-to-information Certification Fishing vessel Hazardous substances Inspection Institution Marine pollution Oil pollution Procedural matters Registration
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa, Indian Ocean, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

This Act establishes the Seychelles Maritime Safety Authority to administer, regulate, co-ordinate and oversee maritime affairs and for matters connected therewith. The Act, which is articulated in seven parts, describes, in its second Part, the Authority's functions in details among which is to ensure the protection of the marine environment and the prevention of pollution from ships and the response to marine environment incidents; to assist the implementation of the national oil spill contingency plan; to conduct port State control inspections.

Full text
French
Website
seylii.org