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Act No. 979 making provisions for the safeguard of the sea.

Country
Italy
Type of law
Legislation
Source
FAO , FAOLEX
Keywords
Abstract
This Act consists of 43 articles divided into 7 Chapters and 2 Annexes. Chapter II concerns the preservation of the marine and coastal environment from pollution. Chapter III is devoted to interventions in case of incidents involving substances that may create a hazard to the marine environment. The Act deals further with penalties in case of discharge into the sea of noxious substances listed in Annex 1. Chapter V concerns the establishment of marine reserves by decree of the Ministry of the Merchant Marine upon proposal of the Advisory Committee for the protection of the sea against pollution. The areas to be protected shall be identified taking into account scientific and economic aspects, the impact on the exploitation of the sea and the maritime domain and the implementation of measures aimed at the protection and enhancement of the marine environment. Articles 27-32 make provision for the management of such reserves and contain a list of 20 protected areas throughout the national territory. Chapter VI concerns the establishment of central and local bodies under the Ministry of the Merchant Marine.
Attached files
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/ita5665.pdf
Date of text
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana No. 16, 18 January 1983, Ordinary Supplement, pp. 5-29.
Source language

English

Legislation status
in force
Legislation Amendment
No
Amended by
Act No. 349 on the establishment of the Ministry of the Environment and making provision in matter of environmental damages.
Law No. 221 of 2015 to promote measures regarding green economy and to reduce the overexploitation of natural resources.
Implemented by
Inter-Ministerial Decree creating the marine nature reserve "Isola di Ustica".
Interministerial Decree setting up the marine nature reserve of Miramare in the Trieste Gulf.
Inter-Ministerial Decree creating the marine nature reserve "Isole Tremiti".
Interministerial Decree setting up the marine nature reserve to be known as “Torre Guaceto”.
Ministerial Decree setting up the marine protected area to be known as “Porto Cesareo”.
Ministerial Decree establishing the marine protected area "Isole di Ventotene e Santo Stefano".
Ministerial Decree setting up the marine portected area “Isole Pelagie”.
Ministerial Decree establishing the marine protected area of Portofino.
Ministerial Decree amending Ministerial Decree on the establishment of the marine protected area Capo Carbonara.
Ministerial Decree on the establishment of the state nature reserve "Ventotene and Santo Stefano Islands".
Ministerial Decree amending Inter-Ministerial Decree of 27 December 1991 creating the marine nature reserve "Capo Rizzuto".
Decree on the equipment that must be present in special storages on land, drilling installations, production platforms and vessels, to respond to marine pollution.