Shipping Laws Amendment Act 57 of 1998

The Shipping Laws Amendment Act 57 of 1998 intends:

• to amend the Merchant Shipping Act, 1951, so as to give effect to the 1995 amendments to the International Convention on Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978;
• to amend the Marine Pollution (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act, 1986, so as to give effect to amendments to the Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973; and
• to provide for incidental matters.

Commencement

• 31 December 1999, Sections 1, 3 to 26 inclusive, 28 and 31 (Gazette 20772 of 30 December 1999)
• 31 December 1998, Sections 2, 27, 29, 30 and 32 (Gazette 19641 of 31 December 1998)