Liberia Maritime Authority (LMA)
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Commissioner General: Hon. Lenn Eugene Nagbe
The Liberia Maritime Authority under the LiMA Act of 2010 is mandated to perform the following functions for and on behalf of the government of the Republic of Liberia:
The Liberia Maritime Authority under the LiMA Act of 2010 is mandated to perform the following functions for and on behalf of the government of the Republic of Liberia:
- Administer, secure, promote, regulate, enforce, design, and execute policies, strategies, laws and regulations, plans and programs relating, directly and indirectly to the functioning, growth and development of the maritime sector, and national maritime awareness;
- Collaborate, coordinate, and consult with the Ministry of National Defense (specifically the Coast Guard), the Ministry of Justice (police, immigration and other relevant law enforcement agencies), the Ministry of Finance, (now Liberia Revenue Authority) (Customs), National Port Authority, the Ministry of Agriculture (Bureau of Fisheries), the National Oil Company of Liberia, the Ministry of Transport and other government institutions engaged in activities related to the maritime sector to collaborate in promoting the country's social and economic development associated with or growing out of the national maritime, marine and related programs and activities;
- Introduce and promote the enactment of national legislations in the exercise of the rights and discharge of the responsibilities of the Republic of Liberia under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 1982 and any other maritime related international conventions, agreements and instruments.
