Waste Management - Ports - State Minister of the Environment

The State Minister of the Environment has issued Regulation No. 5 of 2009 on Port Waste Management in order to maintain the water and sea environment by preventing pollution and other activities that are likely to lead to environmental degradation. The regulation makes specific mention of routine operations of ships and ports.

The regulation explicitly states that the owners and operators of all vessels are prohibited from disposing of waste into the environment. The types of waste are listed in Article 5 and include, among others, the following:

This will require that the port operators provide waste facilities and in essence ports are also prohibited from polluting the environment. To ensure that compliance occurs the regulation requires certificates to be completed. These waste discharge certificates are then to become part of the quarterly reports made to the Minister.

This regulation repeals and replaces Regulation No. 03 of 2007.