Marine Pollution (Preparedness and Response) Act 2013 (No. 33 of 2013). Pays/Territoire Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée Type du document Législation Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Titre completBeing an Act - (a) to provide for the effective response to and control of spills of oil, chemicals or any other pollutant from vessels or any other sources within Papua New Guinea waters or which pollute or threaten to pollute Papua New Guinea waters, aquatic resources, coastline or related interests; and (b) to provide for effective cooperation with neighbouring countries in matters pertaining to marine pollution preparedness, response and control; and (c) to incorporate into the law of Papua New Guinea relevant provisions of certain international Conventions relating to marine pollution preparedness, response and control; and for related purposes. Sujet Environnement gén., Mer Mot clé Pollution de la mer Lutte contre la pollution Système d'alerte précoce Risques Politique/planification Inspection Institution Mise en application Infractions/sanctions Aire géographique Asie et Pacifique, Mélanésie, Océanie, Petits états insulaires en développement, Pacifique Sud Résumé This Act provides with respect to prevention of and response to pollution by ships. It applies to all spills or possible spills of oil, chemicals or any other pollutant from any or all sources that may pollute or threaten to pollute Papua New Guinea waters, aquatic resources, coastline or related interests. The Act declares various international agreements on marine pollution to have the force of law in Papua New Guinea, but the provisions of this Act shall prevail over such agreements, and Regulations may modify the application of any such agreement to meet the needs and circumstances of Papua New Guinea. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.paclii.org Références - Législation Amendé par Marine Pollution (Preparedness and Response)(Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 55 of 2015). Législation | Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée | 2016 Mot clé: Pollution de la mer, Lutte contre la pollution, ZEE-Zone Economique Exclusive, Zone marine Source: FAO, FAOLEX