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Port and Harbor Act (No. 218).

Country
Type of law
Legislation
Date of original text
Date of latest amendment
Source

Abstract
This Act provides for the development and management of ports and harbours and for the development and maintenance of waterways.
The Act provides for the mode of establishing a port authority, defines its organization and its functions.
The Act further provides for: finances of the port authority; local public bodies to be become Port Management Bodies; regulations governing permission for construction work in the ports; financial management of ports; port charges; sharing of expenses for development between port authorities and other institutions; subsidies for expenses; penalties; etc.
Notes
Consolidated version of Act No. 218 of 1950 as amended last by Act No. 66 of 2008.Unofficial translation.
Repealed
No
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
港湾法. 昭和二十五年五月三十一日法律第二百十八号.