The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: the amendments to the maritime administration and the Maritime Safety Act do maritime administration and the Maritime Safety Act (Republic of Latvia Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 2002, nr. 23; 2003; 2004, nr. 23, no. 23; 2005; 2006, no 24, no. 14; 2007, 12 no, no 3; 2008) the following amendments: 1. Supplement article 5, 7, 8 and 9 at the word "issue" with the words "and reverses".
2. in article 6: to supplement the first part to 28 by the following: "28) issued a certificate of conformity (certificate) business operators carrying out ship building, design, upgrades or repair."
make the first sentence of the second paragraph as follows: "Cabinet of Ministers determines the Latvian maritime administration public administration task within paid services provided for the price list and the application procedures as well as the circle of persons exempted from payment of the Latvian maritime administration public administration task within paid service provided.";
off in the third paragraph, the words "the crash Investigation Department";
Add to article 3.1 part as follows: "(31) the first paragraph of this article for the implementation of the decisions adopted by the Latvian maritime administration's decisions can be challenged and appealed in the following order: 1) the maritime administration of Latvia's decision to initially adopt the Latvian sea administration departments, administrative procedure law may be challenged in the Latvian maritime administration Director. Latvian maritime administration decision of the Director may appeal to the Court of Justice;
2) Latvian maritime administration decision that initially adopt the Latvian maritime administration Director, administrative procedure law may be challenged in the Ministry of transport. The Ministry of transport decisions are subject to judicial review. "
3. in article 11, first paragraph: make paragraph 9 by the following: "9) of 2005, the World Health Organization international health regulations;";
supplemented with paragraph 10 by the following: ' 10) in 2001, the International Convention on the topic of harmful antifouling sis control. "
4. in article 26: to make the first paragraph by the following: "(1) the Ministry shall issue the certificate of compliance of the Mariners ' vocational training programs, that compliance with international regulatory requirements, as well as vocational training for seafarers to monitor the implementation of the maritime administration of Latvia register of Seafarers. The Cabinet of Ministers shall determine the order in which takes place the issue of the certificate of conformity and the cancellation and the seamen's vocational training programs. ";
to make the fourth subparagraph by the following: "(4) recreational craft, motor yachts, boats and motor boats, with a length from 2.5 to 24 metres and which are not used for hire, as well as the certification of drivers of watercraft shipping waters of Latvia take road safety Directorate under the Cabinet of Ministers established procedure.";
in the fifth subparagraph, replace the words "recreation and sport for sailing yachts and motor yachts" with the words "sailing yacht";
replace the sixth paragraph, the words "motor yachts in driver training and certification also" with the words "rest ship, motor yachts, boats and motor boats, with a length from 2.5 to 24 metres, driver training and certification for shipping outside the waters of Latvia in accordance with article 5 of the law of sports, the third part of the Ministry of education and science of sports administration recognized sailing Sports Federation or".
5. Express article 40 the following: ' article 40. Tanker isolated ballast tanks of tanker tonnage calculation of isolated ballast tanks capacity shall be calculated in accordance with the rules of international law. "
6. transitional provisions: exclude paragraph 9, the words "first and";
Replace paragraph 14, the words "maritime administration" with the words "Latvian maritime administration maritime unit";
transitional provisions be supplemented with 15, 16, 17 and 18 as follows: "Cabinet of Ministers to 15 2009 January 1 issue of this law article 6, second paragraph, the rules laid down. Up to the issuance of these rules apply to the Cabinet of Ministers on 30 October 2007, Regulation No 727 of the "rules for the State joint stock company" Latvian maritime administration "fees provided services price list" in so far as they do not conflict with this Act.
16. The Cabinet of Ministers until 2009 January 1 issue of article 26 of this law the provisions referred to in the first paragraph. Up to the issuance of these rules apply to the Cabinet of Ministers on 15 November 2005, Regulation No 856 of the "rules on the conformity of vocational training programmes and vocational training for seafarers in the surveillance of implementation procedures and criteria".
17. the amended article 26 of this law in the fourth, fifth and sixth part on recreational craft training and certification of drivers come into force February 1, 2009.
18. The Cabinet of Ministers until February 1 issue this law, article 26, fourth paragraph of the rules laid down. Up to the issuance of these rules apply to the Cabinet of Ministers of 20 December 2005, the Regulation No 994 "rules on undersized shipping drivers ' certification and training", in so far as they do not conflict with this Act. "
The law adopted by the Parliament in June 19, 2008.
President Valdis Zatlers in Riga V. 9 July 2008. Editorial Note: the law shall enter into force on 23 July 2008.