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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 complet
An 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