Proclamation No. 7 Transitional Maritime Code of Eritrea
Made 1991-09-15 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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- English
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- Regulation
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- African Union (AU)
- Country
- Eritrea
- Subjects
- Sea
- Keywords
- maritime zone, territorial sea, sovereignty, maritime boundaries
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Page 1 National legislation - DOALOS/OLA - United Nations asdf Proclamation 7 - Transitional Maritime Code of Eritrea, 15 September 1991 It is hereby proclaimed that the Maritime Code of 1960 Ethiopia hitherto in force shall, as of 15 September, 1991, serve as the Transitional Maritime Code of Eritrea with the following amendments and subsititutions and with all words, phrases, names and dates denoting the Provisional Government of Eritrea. Except for the provisions of Article 46(1), the Maritime Code of Ethiopia of 1960 is hereby adopted and shall take effect. As for Article 46(1) of the Maritime Code of Ethiopia, the phrase "... in Amharic and Latin characters " is deleted and replaced with the phrase "... in Tigrigna, Arabic and Latin characters." The provisions of Articles 2-5, Article 6(f) and (g) and Articles 28-31 of Proclamation No. 137 of 1953 as amended in 1956 are hereby adopted and shall take effect while the other provisions of the said Proclamation are hereby repealed. Relationship of this Transitional Maritime Code with other Colonial Laws All colonial laws which directly or indirectly contradict the provisions of this Transitional Maritime Code or which amed the provisions of the Maritime Proclamation or the 1960 Maritime Code of Ethiopia are hereby repealed.