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Merchant Shipping (International Oil Pollution) Act (No. 24 of 2013)

Pays/Territoire
Sudáfrica
Type du document
Législation
Date
2013
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Source d'origine
Government Gazette No. 37145 of 10 December 2013.
Titre complet
An Act enact the Protocol to amend the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage into law; and to provide for matters connected therwith.
Sujet
Mer, Environnement gén.
Mot clé
Pollution de la mer Pollution par les hydrocarbures Responsabilité/indemnisation Fonds spécial Organisation internationale Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives
Aire géographique
Afrique, Atlantique Sud, Afrique Méridionale
Résumé

This Act declares the Protocol to amend the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage to have the force of law in the Republic of South Africa and defines the territorial sea for purposes of Article 3 of the 1992 Convention, which here means Articles 1 to 36 of the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage as amended in 1992. The Act also empowers the South African Maritime Safety Authority to make a request for assistance to the Fund under paragraph 7 of Article 4 of the 1992 Convention. The Act also provides with respect to legal proceedings involving the Fund and regulation-making powers of the Minister.

Texte intégral
Anglais