Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
FULL TITLE : AN ACT TO PREVENT AND CONTROL POLLUTION FROM SHIPS, PROVIDE PENALTIES THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Text as filed (link)
Date filed
June 30, 2016
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00049 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT TO PREVENT AND CONTROL POLLUTION FROM SHIPS, PROVIDE PENALTIES THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | |
| SHORT TITLE : Prevention Of Pollution From Ships Act | |
| ABSTRACT : Seeks to remedy the shortcomings of Presidential Decree No. 979 and thus implementing the provisions of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 (MARPOL 73/78); establishes guidelines for the identification of harmful substances including emission of oil, noxious liquid substances and other harmful substances; sets emission standards for ships plying Philippine seas; and establishes a Marine Pollution Adjudication Board that has a quasi-judicial powers and exclusive jurisdiction over all marine pollution cases. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : FORTUN, LAWRENCE LEMUEL H. | |
| DATE FILED : 2016-06-30 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| NATURE : Economic | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Romualdo (010 2016-08-15) | 2. Primicias-Agabas (017 2016-08-31) |
| 3. Silverio (017 2017-09-04) | 4. Nieto (000 2018-01-22) |
| 5. Dalipe (000 2017-11-27) | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: | |
| 1. Under deliberation by the Mother Committee on 2017-08-16 | |
| 2. Under study by the Technical Working Group(TWG) on 2017-11-20 | |
| 3. Recommendations submitted by the TWG on 2017-11-21 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON ECOLOGY ON 2016-07-26 |
Abstract
Seeks to remedy the shortcomings of Presidential Decree No. 979 and thus implementing the provisions of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 (MARPOL 73/78); establishes guidelines for the identification of harmful substances including emission of oil, noxious liquid substances and other harmful substances; sets emission standards for ships plying Philippine seas; and establishes a Marine Pollution Adjudication Board that has a quasi-judicial powers and exclusive jurisdiction over all marine pollution cases
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