Bill to use official Galician place names in maritime districts

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1. The bill would require state rules on Maritime Captaincies and Districts to use the official Galician names of the captaincies, districts and geographic features of Galiza, as set by the Galician language normalization law.
2. A new provision would be added to the State Ports and Merchant Marine Law to adapt that place-name usage. In addition, the registration record of the maritime province of Vilagarcía de Arousa would change its code from 'VILL' to 'VIL'.
3. The Government would then have to issue the regulatory rules needed to apply the change to the place names of captaincies, districts and geographic features of Galiza.
4. If passed, the law would take effect the day after its publication in the Official State Gazette (Boletín Oficial del Estado).

Who it affects

• Vessels registered in the maritime province of Vilagarcía de Arousa, whose bow code would change from 'VILL' to 'VIL'.: Change of registration code.
• The Maritime Captaincies and Districts of Galiza, whose official names would be written in Galician.: Change of official names.
• The Government, which would have to adapt its implementing rules to the new place names.: New regulatory duty.

Words worth knowing

Topónimo (place name)

The official name of a place, such as a town, a cape or an island.

Capitanía Marítima (Maritime Captaincy)

A public office that manages maritime affairs along a stretch of coast.

Distrito Marítimo (Maritime District)

A coastal zone used to organize the registration and control of vessels.

Proposición de ley (bill)

A text introduced by members of parliament to become a law; it is not yet approved.

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