Applying a new system for the operation of the port of Beirut

Type

Decree-Law

Number

259

Date of the text

17/10/1940

Official Gazette

published in 1940

Status today

In force as of 27/08/2026

Articles

61

What it provides

This decree sets the operating system of the Port of Beirut, defining the harbour master's power to regulate ship entry and exit, assign berths, and impose fines for overstaying or occupying unassigned berths, as well as the powers of port company officials and a ban on unauthorised vessels moving within the basins.

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1940. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.