REPUBLIC OF VANUATU 
RATIFICATION OF CERTAIN CONVENTIONS AND PROTOCOLS ACT NO. 38 OF 2017 
Arrangement of Sections 
1	Ratification
2	Commencement 

REPUBLIC OF VANUATU 
Assent: 03/01/2018 
Commencement: 22/02/2018 

RATIFICATION OF CERTAIN CONVENTIONS AND PROTOCOLS ACT NO. 38 OF 2017 
An Act to provide for the ratification of certain Conventions and Protocols. 
Be it enacted by the President and Parliament as follows-
1	Ratification 
(1) 	The following Conventions and Protocols are ratified: 
	(a) Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat; and 
	(b) International Convention on Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System; and 
	(c) DOHA amendment to the Kyoto Protocol; and 
	(d) Kigali amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone layer; and 
	(e) Convention for Adoption and Ratification in relation to Recognition and Operations of the University of the South Pacific (USP); and 
	(f) International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974; and 
	(g) Protocol of 1978, relating to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea; and 
	(h) International Convention on Load Lines, 1966; and 
	(i) International Convention for the Prevention of Pollutions from Ships, 1973 (MARPOL 73); and 
	(j) Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973; and 
	(k) Convention on the International Regulations for Prevention Collisions at Sea, 1972, as amended (COLREG 1972); and 
	(l) International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969 (Tonnage 69); and 
	(m) Athens Conventions Relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea, 1974 (PAL 74); and 
	(n) Protocol to the Athens Convention Relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea, 1974; and 
	(o) Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic, 1965 (FAL 1965); and 
	(p) Protocol of 1976 to the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1969; and 
	(q) International Convention on Standards of Training Certification and WatchKeeping for Seafarers, 1978 (STCW 1978). 
(2) 	A copy of each Convention and Protocol is attached. 

2	Commencement 
This Act commences on the day on which it is published in the Gazette. 
[PacLII Editorial Note: Download PDF version to view the full text of the Conventions and Protocols.]