Regulations of Zhejiang Province for marine environmental protection.

These Regulations are formulated in order to protect marine resources, improve the marine environment, prevent pollution damage, maintain ecological balance, safeguard human health and promote sustainable economic and social development.
The Text is divided into 7 Chapters: Chapter I General Provisions; Chapter II Supervision and Management; Chapter III Protection of Marine Ecosystems; Chapter IV Prevention and Control of Damage Caused by Pollutants; Chapter V Prevention and Control of Pollution Caused by Engineering Construction Projects; Chapter VI Legal Liabilities; Chapter VII Supplementary Provisions.
Competent authorities in charge of the implementation of these Regulations are established in Article 4. Chapter III provides for the establishment, management and protection of special marine reserves, and the formulation of overall plan and technical specifications for the construction of artificial fish reefs in the province. According to Chapter V, coastal, marine engineering construction projects must comply with the functional marine zoning, marine environment protection plan and other environmental protection regulations. The remaining articles make provision, inter alia, for preparation, examination and approval of environmental impact reports for coastal, marine engineering construction projects; implementation of total pollutant discharge amount control in key sea areas; strictly controlling the dumping of wastes into the sea, ocean dumping permits and the detailed ocean dumping records; supervision and inspection; and offences and liabilities.