Cabinet approves seaports law draft
The Source: www.sabanews.net - 17/11/2009
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In its weekly meeting, the cabinet approved the law draft of seaports submitted by Minister of Transport and directed to follow up completing the constitutional procedures to issue the law.
The law aims at making a legal framework that enable the competent port authorities to carry its responsibility in ports planning, construction, maintenance, operating, management and development and encouraging participation of private sector in providing the basic infrastructure for the ports as well as the ports services and facilities. Moreover, the law ensures a fair competition and creates the suitable environment for competition to improve Yemen ports and their services and facilities to cope with the best level of services offered in the international ports. The law draft includes aspects related to the seaports establishment and development, drawing their polices , national strategies and mechanisms for providing various services to vessels as well as ensuring the safety, ports protection and other legal proceedings that enhance this process.
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