South Africa - 1998 - Maritime

Marine Pollution (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act

South Africa, South African Maritime Safety Authority

The act provides for the protection of the sea from pollution by oil and other harmful substances discharged from ships; it gives effect to the international convention for the prevention of pollution from ships of 1973, as amended by the Protocol of 1978. The provisions of Marine Pollution Act apply to; chemical tankers carrying categories of substances specified; South African ships; other ships within the country, its territorial waters, and its economic zone.

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January 2022

The act provides for the protection of the sea from pollution by oil and other harmful substances discharged from ships; it gives effect to the international convention for the prevention of pollution from ships of 1973, as amended by the Protocol of 1978. The provisions of Marine Pollution Act apply to; chemical tankers carrying categories of substances specified; South African ships; other ships within the country, its territorial waters, and its economic zone.

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