The Legal Status of Marinas in the Republic of Croatia

Među najvažnije objekte nautičkog turizma ubrajaju se marine. Dapače, marine se u literaturi o turističkoj djelatnosti na moru spominju kao osnovni objekti nautičkog turizma koji sa svojim vezovima, uređajima i opremom u zaštićenom dijelu mora uz kopno služi ta smještah i boravak turističkih plovila i razonodu nautičarima. Marine, kao luke posebne namjene, slično trgovačkim i drugim posebnim lukama na moru, ali i u unutrašnjim vodama, imaju svoj pravni režim utvrđen zakonskim i podzakonskim propisima te autonomnom regulativom koju normativno uređuje korisnik (koncesionar) luke. Prve marine na teritoriju današnje Republike Hrvatske nastale su šezdesetih godina prošlog stoljeća (Marina Punat), a tek koje desteljeće kasnije, sagrađen je niz marina (poznate ACY marine). U novije vrijeme izgrađene su i neke nove marine, a postoje planovi za gradnju niza novih marina. S obzirom da su marine ujedno i građevine na pomorskom dobru, valja imati na umu, osim odredaba Zakon o pomorskom dobru i morskim lukama i odredbe posebnih zakona kojima se regulira građenje.Marinas are among the most important objects of nautical tourism. Moreover they are considered to be the basic objects of nautical tourism. With their berths, accessories and equipment they provide anchorage for tourists boats and recreation for boaters. As ports for a special purpose, similarly to merchant and other special sea and river ports, marinas have their legal regime which is determined by statutes, by-laws and autonomous regulations by port concessionaires. The firs marinas on the territory of the present- day Republic of Croatia were established in 1960\u27s (Marina in Punat), and only a few decades later a chain of marinas (known as ACY marinas)was constructed. Some marinas have been built recently, and there are plans to build a series of new marinas. Since marinas are buildings on the maritime welfare, not only clauses of the Act on Maritime Welfare and Seaports but also those of special laws regulating building construction should be taken into account