Vanuatu Maritime Authority (Amendment) Act (No. 9 of 2003). Pays/Territoire Vanuatu Type du document Législation Date 2003 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Laws of the Republic of Vanuatu Sessional Acts 2003. Titre completAn Act to amend the Vanuatu Maritime Authority Act No. 29 of 1998. Sujet Mer, Environnement gén. Mot clé Pollution de la mer Pollution par les hydrocarbures Responsabilité/indemnisation Aire géographique Asie et Pacifique, Pays les moins avances, Mélanésie, Océanie, Petits états insulaires en développement, Pacifique Sud Entry into force notes The Act enters into force on 1 July, 2003. Résumé The two new sections provide respectively for the removal of wrecks (50A) and recovery of costs and expenses with respect to certain pollution (50B). The Maritime Authority may take such action as it thinks fit to limit pollution, and in particular: (a) to prevent or limit the discharge; or (b) to disperse or contain any oil or oily mixture, or other liquid substance or mixture containing a liquid substance, that has been discharged; or (c) to remove any oil or oily mixture, or other liquid substance or mixture containing a liquid substance, from waters or land affected by any discharge; or (d) to minimise the damage from pollution resulting from or likely to result from any discharge. The Authority may recover all expenses incurred by it in respect of action taken by it in accordance with sub-section (3) of section 50B. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.paclii.org Références - Législation Amende Vanuatu Maritime Authority Act (No. 29 of 1998). Législation | Vanuatu | 1998 Mot clé: Pollution de la mer, Lutte contre la pollution, Institution, Cour/tribunaux, Navigation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Abrogé par Vanuatu Maritime Authority (Repeal) Act (No. 22 of 2007). Législation | Vanuatu | 2007 Mot clé: Navigation, Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX