LEGISLATION & CONVENTIONS

Various Laws

Maritime Authority Suriname Act

ACT of March 30, 1998 establishing the Maritime Authority Suriname (Maritime Authority Suriname Act)

Maritime Security Act

ACT of June 30, 2004 laying down rules for maritime security (Maritime Security Act)

Maritime Zones Act

ACT of 7 April 2017, containing rules regarding the Maritime Zones of the Republic of Suriname and amendment of the Sea Fisheries Act 1980 and the Mining Decree (Maritime Zones Act).

Resolution on Collisions and Drives

RESOLUTION of December 14, 1951 No.6144a determining its placement in the GOVERNMENT Bulletin.

The Decision on Beacon Adjustment

ORDER of the Minister of Transport, Communications and Tourism of June 29, 2012 no. 1726/12, regarding adaptation of the rate for beacon fees and the compensation for the unloaded and/or collected cargo.

Regulations License Conditions Ferry Services 2009

RESOLUTION of 9 July 2009 No. 3201/09 , while adopting the revised Ferry Services Licensing Conditions(“ Regulations Ferry Services Licensing Conditions 2009“)

Decision of 13 October 2008 adjusting the Pilotage Tariff levy

ORDER of the Minister of Transport, Communication and Tourism of October 13, 2008 no.3350/08, concerning the adjustment of the levy of pilot fees for ships entering, sailing out or sailing on Surinamese waters

Port Authority Decree 1981

DECREE of 24 June 1981, laying down new rules regarding the port system (Decree Havenwezen 1981).

Suriname Coast Guard Institution Act

ACT of April 5, 2017, containing rules regarding the establishment of the Kunstwacht (Arts Watch Institute Act).

Admission to MARPOL

ACT of October 24, 1988 , approving the accession of the Republic of Suriname to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships and its Protocol of 1978(“International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973“ and “Protocol of 1978“) ; the so-called Marpol 73/78 Treaty.

Amendment to the Sea Fisheries Decree

ACT of December 21, 2001 amending the “Sea Fisheries Decree 1980” (S.B1980 no.144)

Accession of Suriname to SOLAS

PRESIDENTIAL DECREE of 29 June 2004 no. PB 09/2004 , ratifying the accession of the Republic of Suriname to the Agreement amending the International Conventions for the Safety Of Life at Sea (the so-called SOLAS Convention)

Pilotage Regulations

STATES DECISION of June 10, 1977, establishing the Pilotage Regulations of the Republic of Suriname (“Pilotage Regulations 1977”).

Sea Fishing Law

DECREE of 31 December 1980 , laying down regulations in the field of sea fishing.

Coastal Fishing Decision

STATES DECISION of 30 october 1981.

Accession to STCW

ACT of April 8, 2013, approving accession from the Republic of Suriname to “The International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), 1978”.

Maritime Delimitation between Suriname and French Guiana

ACT of 14 September 2018.

Basel Convention

BASEL CONVENTION ON THE CONTROL OF TRANSBOUNDARY MOVEMENTS OF AZARDOUS WASTES AND THEIR DISPOSAL.

Sea Collision Regulations

COUNTRY REGULATION of 3 May 1968 establishing the “Provisions for the prevention of collisions at sea

Sampling Decision

DECISION of 10 June 1944

Mining Installations Decision

STATE DECREE of 11 May 1989

Surinamese Strand Founderij Decree

PUBLICATION of 7 August 1936S

Suriname Port Authority Decree

DECREE of June 27, 1981

UNCLOS

UNITED NATIONS TREATY ON THE LAW OF THE SEA AND THE AGREEMENT ON THE APPLICATION OF PART XI OF THAT TREATY

Petroleum Act

ACT of March 6, 1991

Act Approval of the Basel Treaty

ACT of March 14, 2011

Environmental framework Act

ACT of 07 May 2020, containing rules for sustainable environmental management (Environmental Framework Act)

Passenger and Crew List Transfer Act

ACT of 17 August 2016

Fiscal Jurisdiction Act

LAW of February 1, 2023, further confirming the area over which Suriname is competent to set rules with regard to the levying of various taxes. (Fiscal Jurisdiction Act)

Advanced Freight Information Provision Act 2022

LAW 28 June 2022, containing rules with regard to advance information provision regarding freight (Advanced Freight Information Provision Act)

Stabilization Decision

STATE DECREE of May 22, 2018, containing provisions for the benefit of Contractor and Contractor parties who have entered into a Petroleum Agreement with the state enterprise Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V. within the meaning of the Petroleum Act 1990 (SB 1991 No.7, most recently amended by SB 2001 NO.58)

Change in Petroleum Act

Change in Petroleum Act
LAW of 30 December 2022, further amending the Petroleum Act (SB 1991 no. 7, as amended by SB 2001 no. 58).

Various Treaties

International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974.

International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL).

International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW).

International Convention on Load Lines (LL), 1966.

International Convention Relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Oil Pollution Casualties (INTERVENTION, 1969).

Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic (FAL), 1965.

Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (LC), 1972 (and the 1996 London Protocol).

Convention on the International Maritime Organization.

Various Codes