MTiyrnftN FISHERY LEGISUTION 



APPENDIX VII 



LAW OF GENERAL WAYS OF CCMfiJNICATION 



Signed December 30, 1939. Published February 19, 1940. 

 As amended to January 25, 1947. 



BOOK ONE 



CHAPTER I 



Article 1. The general ways of connnunicaticxis are: 



I. The territorial seas in the extension and teims established by ttie laws and by 

 Inteniationeil Law. 



CHAPTFJ? II 



Jurisdiction 



Article 3. The General Ways of Conmunication and the transportation methods operating 

 on them are subject exclusively to the Jtederal Powers. Ihe Executive sliall exercise his 

 powers through the Ministry of Communicaticxis and Public Works in the following instances 

 and without prejudice to the provisions of the Law of Ministries of State and Autonomous 

 Departments or the specific powers which other legal orders grant to the Ministry of 

 National Economy: 



I, Constmction, improvement, conservation and exploitation of the general ways of 

 ccanmunicationj 



II. Inspection and patrol; 



III. Authorization, interpretation and enforcement of concessions} 



IV. Making contracts with the Federal Government; 



V. Cancellation, rescision and modification of concessions and contracts celebrated 



Tri-th the federal Government; 



VI, Authorizaticxi and revocation of permits; 



VII. Expropriation; 



VIII. Appiobation, revision or modification of rates, routes, schedules, distajice tables, 

 classifications and in general, all documents related to the exploitation; 



IX. Registration; 



X. Sale of the general ways of communication and means of transportation, as well as 

 all the questions that affect their ownership; 



XI. The guarding of the Nation's rights with respect to the legal situation of properties 

 subject to reversion in accordance with this Law or with the respective concessions; 



XII. Violations of this Law or its regulations; and 



XIII. All questions of an administrative nature related to the gaieral ways of communication 

 and means of transportation. 



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