Merchant Shipping
- Merchant Shipping Act No. 52 of 1971
- Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act No. 36 of 1988
- Merchant Shipping (Official Log Book) Regulations (167/5-1975)
- Merchant Shipping (Amendment) ACT, No.52 of 1971
- Merchant Shipping (Amendment) ACT, No. 17 OF 2019
Merchcnt Shipping Act No.52 of 1971
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Gazette Number |
Date of Publication |
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| 01 |
Merchant Shipping(Regulation of Sri Lanka Shipping owned by Sri Lanka companies with Foreign shareholders) Regulation |
257/5 | 1983.08.08 | |
| 02 |
Merchant Shipping (Registration) Regulation |
1469/22 | 2006.10.31 | |
| 03 | Merchant Shipping (Verification of Container Gross Mass) Regulation | 1979/30 | 2016.08.11 | |
| 04 | Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certifiction and Watch Keeping for Seafarers) Regulations | 1987/19 | 2016.10.04 | |
| 05 | Merchant Shipping Regulations (Standards of Training,Certification and Watch Keeping for Seafarers) Regulations | 2018/03 | 2017.05.08 | |
| 06 | Amendment to the Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training. Certification and Watch Keeping for Seafarers) Regulations | 2303/16 | 2022.10.26 | |
| 07 | Merchant Shipping (Surveys and Certificates) Regulations. | 2261/49 | 2022.01.06 | |
| 08 | Merchant Shipping (Construction-Structure, Subdivision and Stability, Machinery and Electrical Installations) Regulations. | 2261/50 | 2022.01.06 | |
| 09 | Merchant Shipping (Construction - Fire Protection, Fire Detection and Fire Extinction) Regulations | 2261/51 | 2022.01.06 | |
| 10 | Merchant Shipping (Life Saving Appliances and Arrangements) Regulations | 2261/52 | 2022.01.06 | |
| 11 | Merchant Shipping (Radio communications) Regulations | 2261/53 | 2022.01.06 | |
| 12 | Merchant Shipping (Safety of Navigation) Regulations | 2261/54 | 2022.01.06 | |
| 13 | Merchant Shipping (Carriage of Cargoes and Oil Fuels) Regulations | 2261/55 | 2022.01.06 | |
| 14 | Merchant shipping (Carriage of dangerous Goods) Regulations | 2261/56 | 2022.01.06 | |
| 15 | Merchant Shipping (Management for the Safe Operation of Ships) Regulations | 2261/57 | 2022.01.06 | |
| 16 | Merchant Shipping (Tonnage Measurement of Ships) Regulations | 2262/31 | 2022.01.13 | |
| 17 | Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour) Regulations | 2292/18 | 2022.08.09 | |
| 18 | Merchant Shipping (Special Measures to Enhance Maritime Safety) Regulations | 2298/32 | 2022.09.22 | |
| 19 | Amendment to the Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Wath Keeping for Seafarers) Regulations | 2303/16 | 2022.10.26 | |
| 20 | Merchant Shipping (Special Measures to Enhance Maritime Security) Regulations | 2320/35 | 2022.02.21 | Sinhala |
| 21 | The Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations | 2313/38 | 2023.01.04 | |
| 22 | Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watch Keeping for Seafarers) Regulations-Ammendment 2023 | 2339/05 | 2023.07.04 | |
| 23 | Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watch Keeping for Seafarers) Regulations -Ammendment 2024 | 2397/61 | 2024.08.16 | |
| 24 | Merchant Shipping (Non-Convention Vessel) Regulations, No.1 of 2024 | 2417/14 | 2024.12.31 | |
| 25 | Merchant Shipping (Categorization of Waters) Regulations, No.2 of 2024 | 2417/15 | 2024.12.31 | |
| 26 | Merchant Shipping (Vessel Classification and Certification) Regulations, No.3 of 2024 | 2417/16 | 2024.12.31 | Sinhala |
| 27 | Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers serving on board Ships engaged on Domestic Voyages) Regulations | 2417/17 | 2024.12.31 | Sinhala
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Shipping Agency Law
- Licensing of Shipping Agents Act No. 10 of 1972
- Licensing of Shipping Agents (Amendment) Act No. 9 of 1981
- Licensing of Shipping Agents (Amendment) Act No. 16 of 1982
- Shipping Agents (Licensing) Regulations (684/9-1991)
- Shipping Agents (Amendment) (Licensing) Regulations (1992)
- Shipping Agents (Amendment) (Licensing) Regulations (No.763/8-1993)
- Shipping Agents (Amendment)
- (Licensing) Regulations (No.905/13-1996)
- Regulations under Exchange Control Act (Shipping Agencies, Freight Forwarding & Coastal Shipping) (No.721/4-1992)
- Shipping Agency – Exchange Control Tariff 1996
- Licensing of Shipping Agents (Amendment) Act No. 18 of 2002
- Shipping Agents Regulations (Amendment-Licencing) (Fees)
- Freight Forwarders,Non Vessel Operating Common Carriers and Container Operators Regulations ( No.1717/6-02nd August,2011)
Licensing of Shipping Agent Act Nop10 of 1972
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Regulation |
Gazette Number |
Date of |
Download |
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01 |
Shipping Agent (Licensing) Regulation, 1991 |
684/9 |
1991.10.17 |
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02 |
Shipping Agent (Licensing) Regulation |
724/9 |
1992.07.23 |
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03 |
Shipping Agent (Licensing) Regulation |
763/8 |
1993.04.21 |
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04 |
Freight Forwarders, Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier (Licensing) Regulations, 2005 |
1402/19 |
2005.07.22 |
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05 |
Freight Forwarders, Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier (Licensing) Regulations, 2014 |
1877/26 |
2014.08.28 |
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06 |
The Licensing of Shipping Agents, Freight Forwarders, Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier and Container Operators Regulations |
2069/38 |
2018.05.04 |
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06 |
Amendment to the Licensing of Shipping Agents, Freight Forwarders, Non- Vessel Operating Common Carriers and Container Operators Act, No. 10 of 1972 |
2287/24 |
2022.07.07 |
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07 |
Amendment to the Shipping Agents (Licensing) Regulations (Fees Regulations) |
2313/38 |
2023.01.04 |
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08 |
Amendment to the Licensing of Shipping Agents, Freight Forwarders and Non-Vessel Operating Common Carriers (Licensing) Regulations (Fees Regulations) |
2313/38 |
2023.01.04 |
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09 |
Amendment to the 'The Container Operators' Regulations 2005 (Fees Regulations) |
2313/38 |
2023.01.04 |
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10 |
The Licensing of Shipping Agents, Freight Forwarders, Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier and Container Operators (Structure of Charges) Regulations - |
2334/26 |
2023.05.31 |
Admiralty Jurisdiction
Marine Pollution Prevention
- Marine Pollution Prevention Act, No.35 of 2008
Safety of Maritime Navigation (Piracy)
- Safety of Maritime Navigation (Piracy)
- Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation Act, No. 42 of 2000
- Piracy Act, No. 9 of 2001
Carriage of Goods by Sea
- Carriage of Goods by Sea Act No. 21 of 1982
- Hague Visby Rules/Rotterdam Rules
Port State Control
- Procedures for Port State Control
- Comparison of Procedures for Port State Control under IMO
- Indian Ocean MOU
Website: www.iomou.org.
CODES
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