 |  A .IMPORTANT NOTICES
B. CAUTION FOR FOREIGN CITIZENS
 C. RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS ON VESSELS CALLING ILLEGALLY AT PORTS IN THE OCCUPIED AREAS OF CYPRUSRestrictions imposed by the Republic of Cyprus on vessels calling illegally at ports in the occupied areas of Cyprus
The relevant restrictions have been imposed by an Order of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Cyprus issued on 3.10.1974 (P.I. 265/74) which declares the ports of Famagusta, Karavostasi and Kyrenia as closed for all vessels.
The relevant Order P.I. 265/74 has been adopted on the basis of section 25 of the Port Regulation Law, Cap. 294 as amended (now section 15(1) of the Cyprus Ports Authority Law 38 of 1973, as amended by Law 28 of 1979).
Section 15(2) of Law 38/73 provides for the relevant sanctions as follows: “The master and / or the owner of a ship which arrives and departs from a port closed for such ship or enters or stays therein in contravention of an Order under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and be liable to imprisonment not exceeding two years or to a fine not exceeding seventeen thousand eighty six euro (€ 17.086 ) or to both such imprisonment and fine, and in the case of a ship registered in the Register of Cyprus Ships, the Court dealing with the case has the power to order her deletion from the Register of Cyprus Ships”.
The above restrictions were taken in order to uphold and maintain the sovereignty of the Republic of Cyprus over its ports and harbors and due to the fact that safety of navigation could no longer be guaranteed in the areas illegally occupied by the Turkish Army since 1974.
See also : http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2016.nsf/mfa13_en/mfa13_en?OpenDocument
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D. RELEVANT REFERENCES ON CROSSING POINTS – «GREEN LINE» REGULATIONS
E. THE ILLEGALLY OPERATING “UNIVERSITIES” IN THE OCCUPIED AREAS OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS
The Republic of Cyprus would like to share its position pertaining to the reasons for which the illegally operating “universities” in the occupied areas of the Republic cannot be regarded as internationally recognized institutions complying with the European or international standards.
1.Illegal status: The “universities” are illegally operating in the areas where the Republic of Cyprus does not exercise effective control because they have not applied to the Universities Registry kept by the Ministry of Education and Culture, nor have they been issued a license for operation, in accordance with the relevant legislation of the Republic of Cyprus. Henceforth, the Republic of Cyprus is not in a position to recognize them nor to evaluate their “programs of study” or the “qualifications” they award. In addition, the Republic cannot verify whether these “universities” comply with the relevant Laws and Regulations of the Republic on Higher Education.
2.Non compliance with the national legislation nor with the international law: The “universities” are being registered and operate under the purported “law” of the so called “Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus” (“TRNC”) which, according to the relevant United Nations Security Council Resolutions and international law, is an illegal entity not recognized by the international community with the sole exception of Turkey.
3. “Universities” in the occupied areas do not fulfil the prerequisites of European initiatives on education: Any direct or indirect recognition of these “universities” or the “qualifications” they award is contrary to the conditions and goals of existing important European initiatives on Higher Education, for which cooperation with institutions which are nationally and internationally recognized remains a prerequisite. The Republic of Cyprus cannot recognize them because it is not in a position to either control or evaluate the quality of services/programs these “universities” provide to their students.
4. Usurpation of properties by the illegally operating “universities”: It is noteworthy that almost all the “universities” that are illegally operating in the occupied areas, have been illegally built on property belonging mostly to Greek Cypriot displaced persons, in violation of their rights and without their consent. It is recalled that the Greek Cypriot owners of properties were forced to flee their properties because of the Turkish invasion in 1974 and the military occupation of 36,2% of the territory of the Republic of Cyprus and are, to this day, being prevented from returning. Greek Cypriot property owners may bring legal action before the competent Courts of the Republic against trespassers to their properties in the Turkish-occupied area, claiming damages and other legal remedies available to them under civil law. | |