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Marshall Islands - Country Profiles

Constitution of the Marshall Islands.
Date of text: 1979

Policies

RMI 2020 Paris Agreement NDC Update.
Date of text: 30 December 2020
National Strategic Plan (NSP) 2020–2030.
Date of text: 01 June 2020
National Multisectoral Plan on antimicrobial resistance 2019-2023.
Date of text: 01 January 2019
Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority Strategic Plan 2019-2023.
Date of text: 2019
Nationally Determined Contribution of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
Date of text: 22 November 2018

Legislation

Agricultural and rural development

Jaluit Atoll Economic Development Authority Act 2000.
Date of original text: 07 October 2002 (2004)
Wotje Atoll Development Authority Act 2002.
Date of original text: 07 October 2002 (2004)
Copra Tax Act of 1992.
Date of original text: 12 October 1993 (31 December 2012)
Agricultural Supplies Account Act 1979.
Date of original text: 10 December 1979 (2012)

Cultivated plants

Tobolar Copra Processing Authority Act of 1992.
Date of original text: 17 February 1992 (24 March 2023)
Plant and Animal Quarantine Regulations.
Date of text: 01 September 2000
Trust Territory Pesticides Regulations.
Date of text: 01 August 1980
Tobolar Copra Processing Authority (Amendment) Act 2012 (P.L. 2012-1)
Date of text: 25 April 2012

Disaster risk management

Disaster Assistance Act 1987.
Date of original text: 1987 (26 June 2006)
Emergencies Act 1979 (7 MIRC Ch.11).
Date of original text: 1979 (31 December 2012)
RMI travel Advisory re COVID-19
Date of text: 02 April 2020
Disaster Assistance (Amendment) Act 2019 (P.L. 2019-119).
Date of text: 25 September 2019

Environment

Ministry of Environment Act 2018 (P.L. 2019-108).
Date of text: 2018
National Environmental Protection Act 1984.
Date of original text: 1984 (26 June 2006)
Styrofoam Cups and Plates, and Plastic Products Prohibition, and Container Deposit Act, 2016 (P.L. 2016-17).
Date of original text: 2016 (2018)
Compact of Free Association, as Amended (Implementation) Act, 2004 (Title 41, Cap 1).
Date of original text: 2004 (01 September 2015)
Nuclear Claims Tribunal Act (Title 42, Cap 1).
Date of original text: 09 October 1987 (10 October 2013)

Fisheries

Fishing Access and Licensing Act.
Date of original text: 13 October 1997 (26 June 2006)
Marshall Islands Marine Resources Act 1997.
Date of original text: 03 August 1997 (02 August 2006)
Fisheries Act.
Date of original text: 1997 (26 June 2006)
Aquaculture Regulations 2019.
Date of text: 2019
Title 51 (Fisheries) Amendment Act, 2011 (P.L. 2011 - 103).
Date of text: 17 October 2011

Food and nutrition

Food Safety Act 2010 (Chapter 19).
Date of text: 24 March 2010
Betelnut Prohibition Act, 2010 (Title 7, Cap 20).
Date of original text: 19 March 2010 (2015)
Export Meat Inspection Act.
Date of original text: 1970 (26 June 2006)
Consumer Protection Act.
Date of original text: 1970 (2012)
Betelnut Prohibition (Amendment) Act 2013 (P.L. 2013-16).
Date of text: 03 June 2013

Forestry

Fire Control Act.
Date of original text: 1966 (2004)

Gender

Gender Equality Act 2019 (P.L. 2019-116).
Date of text: 01 October 2019

Indigenous peoples

Customary Law and Language Commission Act, 2004.
Date of original text: 01 May 2005 (26 June 2006)

Land and soil

Coast Conservation Act 1988.
Date of original text: 21 September 1988 (2012)
Planning and Zoning Act 1987.
Date of original text: 20 March 1987 (26 June 2006)
Real and Personal Property Act.
Date of original text: 1966 (02 August 2006)
Kwajalein Atoll Development Authority Act, 2016 (P.L. 2016-22).
Date of text: 2016
Land Registration Authority Act 2003.
Date of original text: 03 December 2003 (26 June 2006)

Livestock

Animal and Plant Inspection Act.
Date of original text: 1966 (2012)
Plant and Animal Quarantine Regulations.
Date of text: 01 September 2000

Sea

Marshall Islands Maritime Zones Declaration Act 2016 (P.L. 2016-5).
Date of text: 28 March 2016
RMI Ports Authority Act, 2003.
Date of original text: 03 December 2003 (26 June 2006)
Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage Act.
Date of original text: 15 October 1993 (2012)
Domestic Water Crafts Act, 1992 (47 MIRC Ch.9).
Date of original text: 1992 (2001)
Maritime Administration Act.
Date of original text: 13 September 1990 (2023)

Water

State-Owned Enterprises Act, 2015 (P.L. 2015-45).
Date of text: 19 October 2015
Public Water Supply Regulations 1994.
Date of text: 07 January 1994
National Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2016 (P.L. 2016 - 20).
Date of text: 29 September 2016

Wild species and ecosystems

Protected Areas Network (PAN) Act 2015 (P.L. 2015-48).
Date of text: 19 October 2015
Tuna and Game-Fish Conservation Zone Act 1996.
Date of original text: 14 October 1996 (26 June 2006)
Historic Preservation Act 1991.
Date of original text: 12 March 1991 (26 June 2006)
Marine Mammal Protection Act 1990 (Public Law 1990-84).
Date of original text: 19 February 1990 (02 August 2006)
Endangered Species Act of 1975.
Date of original text: 1975 (31 December 2012)

Miscellaneous

Cooperatives Act of 1993.
Date of original text: 12 October 1993 (2012)
Enewetak/Ujelang Atoll Development Authority (EUADA) Act, 2023 (P.L. 2023-72).
Date of text: 2023
Procurement Code Act, 2023 (P.L. 2023-62).
Date of text: 2023
National Energy Office Act 2018 (P.L. 2018-93).
Date of text: 2018
Alternative Energy Fund (Repeal) Act, 2008 (P.L.2008-13).
Date of text: 13 October 2008

International Agreements

Agreement on Maritime Patrol Cooperation.
Date of text: 16 August 2018
Convention for the Conservations and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific.
Date of text: 05 September 2000
Federated States of Micronesia Arrangement for Regional Fisheries Access.
Date of text: 14 November 1994

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