Shipping (Amendment) Act 2001 (No. 23 of 2001). Country/Territory Tonga Document type Legislation Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Tonga Sessional Legislation. Long titleAn Act to amend the Shipping Act. Subject Fisheries, Sea Keyword Fishing vessel Registration Navigation Offences/penalties Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Oceania, Polynesia, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific Abstract This Act amends the Shipping Act by listing international agreements that are implemented by this Act and by replacing entirely Part III of the principal Act. The Act also provides anew for some matters of miscellaneous character such as objects found in Tongan waters, offences committed by an owner or master of a Tongan ship and liability of Tongan and foreign ships. Part III concerns the registration and marking of Tongan ships. The list of international agreements includes the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims and the SOLAS Protocols of 1978 and 1988. Full text English Website legislation.to References - Legislation Amends Shipping Act. Legislation | Tonga | 1973 (1988) Keyword: Fishing vessel, Registration, Marking/identification, Navigation, Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX