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

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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 Sout
Title
Merchant Shipping (International Oil Pollution) Act (No. 24 of 2013)
Country
South Africa
Type of document
Legislation
Date of text
2013
Data source
FAO, FAOLEX
Title abbreviation
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.
Glossary term(s)
compensation
fund
jurisprudence
ECOLEX region
Africa
Southern Africa
ECOLEX URL
ECOLEX URL
ECOLEX
Attached files
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