Statutory instrument to appoint and name a provisional port of Mount Vema

July 03, 2020 – Mount Vema -  A Statutory instrument will come into operation this month to appoint and name a provisional port for the purposes of customs and excise in an area within the Vema Seamount Territorial waters to be specified by the Order, according to a statement issued today by the Ministry of Economy.

The statement was issued in line with Part III, Customs and Excise Control Areas, Section 18- Appointment of ports, etc., and Sections 18.1, 18.2, 18.3, 19, and 19.1 of the Customs and Excise Act, Mount Vema 2018, Order No.15 SI/MV2018/15. Made: 02nd of July 2018, in accordance with the Vema Seamount Declaration of Sovereignty 2006.