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Law on ship and port security.

Country
Type of law
Legislation
Source

Abstract
This Law prescribes all necessary rules and standards for the: safety protection of merchant vessels intended for maritime transport and port areas, designed to docking or anchoring; duties of the government bodies and companies; port authorities and their administrative obligations; concessionaires; recognized organizations for security and protection; and other natural or legal persons responsible for the security protection measures for ensuring the security of ships and port protection.
This Law further provides for the procedure in case of security threats, monitoring over the implementation of measures for protection and maritime safety violations, in order to ensure the security protection of ships and port security in cases of threats or events that can create serious damage to the physical and environmental goods.
This Law adopts various international agreements, containing common security standards and measure to be applied.
This Law is divided into X Chapters and 65 articles.
The Annex is an integral part of this Law.
Date of text
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force eight days after its publication in the Official Gazette, except for the provisions of article 5 paragraph 4, article 6 paragraph 3, article 7 paragraph 4 and 5 and article 36 paragraph 5 which shall enter into force on the day of Croatian accession to the EU and the provisions of article 41 of this Law will come into force on 1 January 2012.
Repealed
No
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Zakon o sigurnosnoj zaštiti pomorskih brodova i luka.