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Global Plastics Policy Centre (2022) March A., Salam, S., Evans, T., Hilton, J., Fletcher, S. (editors). Global Plastics Policy Review. Revolution Plastics Institute, University of Portsmouth.
Thailand Navigation in Thai Waters Act (NO.17), B.E. 2560 (2017)
View the policy documentKey Findings
View the policy documentThis Act contains provisions that prohibit a person from discharging anything into a watercourse that could cause pollution, harm aquatic plants and animals, or obstruct navigation unless permitted otherwise. It also deals with penalties and fees, the delivery of permits from the Harbour Master for the construction of buildings or other things under the water of rivers, canals, marshes, reservoirs or lakes which are public thoroughfares or which are gainfully used by the public collectively, or seas inside Thai territorial waters or on the shores of the said seas. The primary driver of this policy was political, it complies with the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution form Ships, 1973 and Protocol 1978 Annex I and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982 Concerning to Prevent, Reduce Control Oil Pollution from Vessels (Thammasorn & Eagjariyakorn, 2021).
There was insufficient evidence available to complete the evaluation framework at the time of the assessment. However, reports from the literature suggest that compliance could be a limiting factor for the effectiveness of this policy (Adair, 2022; Asia News Network, 2022).
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