CATAUT

FEATURE OBJECT ATTRIBUTES

Attribute: Category of authority

Acronym: CATAUT Code: ?

Camel case: categoryOfAuthority

Attribute type: Simple

Data type: Enumeration

Definition: The type of person, government agency or organisation granted powers of managing or controlling access to and/or activity in an area.

Expected input:

ID Meaning INT 1 M-4

1 : customs

2 : border control

3 : police

4 : port

5 : immigration

6 : health

7 : coast guard

8 : agricultural

9 : military

10 : private company

11 : maritime police

12 : environmental

13 : fishery

14 : finance

15 : maritime

Definitions:

customs:

the agency or establishment for collecting duties, tolls (Merriam-Websters online Dictionary 23rd February 2006, amended)

border control:

the administration to prevent or detect and prosecute violations of rules and regulations at international boundaries (adapted from Merriam-Websters online Dictionary 23rd February 2006)

police:

the department of government, or civil force, charged with maintaining public order (Adapted from OED)

port:

person or corporation, owners of, or entrusted with or invested with the power of managing a port. May be called a Harbour Board, Port Trust, Port Commission, Harbour Commission, Marine Department (NP 100 8th Edition 14 Oct 2004)

immigration:

the authority controlling people entering a country

health:

the authority with responsibility for checking the validity of the health declaration of a vessel and for declaring free pratique

coast guard:

the organisation keeping watch on shipping and coastal waters according to governmental law; normally the authority with responsibility for search and rescue

agricultural:

the authority with responsibility for preventing infection of the agriculture of a country and for the protection of the agricultural interests of a country

military:

a military authority which provides control of access to or approval for transit through designated areas or airspace

private company

a private or publicly owned company or commercial enterprise which exercises control of facilities, for example a calibration area

maritime police

a governmental or military force with jurisdiction in territorial waters. Examples could include Gendarmerie Maritime, Carabinierie, and Guardia Civil

environmental

an authority with responsibility for the protection of the environment

fishery

an authority with responsibility for the control of fisheries

finance

an authority with responsibility for the control and movement of money

maritime

a national or regional authority charged with administration of maritime affairs

Remarks:

No remarks

Distinction:

Nil:

Justification:

New attribute.

Comment:

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