Marine Pollution (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act, 1986

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To provide for the protection of the sea from pollution by oil and other harmful substances discharged from ships, and for that purpose to give effect to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as amended by the Protocol of 1978; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

 

Last update: May 1992


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Latest Developments:

 

The Marine Pollution (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act, 1986 (Act No. 2 of 1986) has been amended by Reception Facilities for Garbage from Ships Regulations 1992, Notice No. R. 1491, Government Gazette 14000, dated 29 May 1992.

 

The Marine Pollution (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act, 1986 (Act No. 2 of 1986) has been amended by Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Ships Regulations 1992, Notice No. R. 1490, Government Gazette 14000, dated 29 May 1992.

 

The Marine Pollution (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act, 1986 (Act No. 2 of 1986) has been added to the website.