Maritime (Conventions) Amendment Act (No. 36 of 2003)

Maritime (Conventions) (Amendment) Act 2003 REPUBLIC OF VANUATU THE MARITIME (CONVENTIONS) AMENDMENT ACT NO. 36 Of 2003 Arrangement of Sections 1. Amendments 2. Commencement REPUBLIC OF VANUATU Assent: 18th December, 2003 Commencement: 1st January, 2001 THE MARITIME (CONVENTIONS) AMENDMENT ACT NO. 36 OF 2003 An Act to amend the Maritime (Conventions) Act [CAP 155]. Be it enacted by the President and Parliament as follows 1 Amendment The Maritime (Conventions) Act [CAP 155] is amended as set out in the Schedule. 2 Commencement This Act is taken to have commenced on 1 January 2001. SCHEDULE AMENDMENT OF THE MARITIME (CONVENTIONS) ACT [CAP 155] 1. At the end of the Schedule Add "Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Program 1998". REPUBLIC OF VANUATU THE MARITIME (CONVENTIONS) AMENDMENT ACT NO. 35 Of 2003 Explanatory Note The purpose of this Bill is to formally include the Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Program 1998 in the Maritime (Conventions) Act. The Government of Vanuatu has previously indicated at the diplomatic level that the Agreement would apply in Vanuatu. Minister of Infrastructure and Public Utilities University of the South Pacific