Maritime Transport Act 1994

Preliminary provisions relating to marine pollution

221: Commencement of provisions relating to marine pollution

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The law says that some parts of the Maritime Transport Act 1994 will start on a date chosen by the Governor-General. You can find these parts in sections like sections 222 and 224, and in Parts 19 to 27. The Governor-General can choose different dates for different parts of the law.

When the Governor-General makes an order about this, it is called secondary legislation, which is explained in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. This means the order has to be published in a certain way. You can learn more about how this works by reading the Legislation Act 2019.

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Part 18Preliminary provisions relating to marine pollution

221Commencement of provisions relating to marine pollution

Sections 222 and 224, Parts 19 to 27, and sections 469, 470, 471(2), 472, 473, 474, 475(2), 476 to 481, 484, 485(2), and 485(4), and Schedule 7 shall come into force on a date to be appointed by the Governor-General by Order in Council; and different dates may be so appointed by 1 or more Orders in Council for different provisions and different purposes.
An order under this section is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

Notes

Section 221(2): inserted, on 28 October 2021, by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).