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Maritime Transport Act 1994

Protection of marine environment beyond New Zealand continental waters from dumping, incineration, and storing of wastes - Obligations in respect of dumping, storing, and incineration of wastes

258: Dumping of radioactive waste or other radioactive matter

You could also call this:

"No dumping of radioactive waste at sea in New Zealand"

You cannot take radioactive waste on board a ship or aircraft in New Zealand to dump it. You also cannot take radioactive waste on board a ship or aircraft at an offshore installation to dump it. You cannot dump radioactive waste from a ship or aircraft into the sea in certain areas.

You are not allowed to burn radioactive waste at sea in New Zealand waters. You are also not allowed to burn radioactive waste at sea on a New Zealand ship, structure, or aircraft in other areas. You cannot export radioactive waste to another country to dump or burn it at sea.

If you want to learn more about the laws related to this, you can visit the New Zealand legislation website to find out about the Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Amendment Act 2013.

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Part 21Protection of marine environment beyond New Zealand continental waters from dumping, incineration, and storing of wastes
Obligations in respect of dumping, storing, and incineration of wastes

258Dumping of radioactive waste or other radioactive matter

  1. Radioactive waste or other radioactive matter shall not be—

  2. taken on board any ship or aircraft in New Zealand or in the internal waters of New Zealand or in New Zealand marine waters for the purpose of dumping that radioactive waste or other radioactive matter; or
    1. taken on board any ship or aircraft at any controlled offshore installation for the purpose of dumping that radioactive waste or other radioactive matter; or
      1. dumped from any ship or aircraft into the sea above the continental shelf beyond the outer limits of the exclusive economic zone; or
          1. dumped from any New Zealand ship or any New Zealand aircraft into the sea or onto or into the seabed beyond New Zealand continental waters.

            1. No person may incinerate radioactive waste or other radioactive matter at sea—

            2. in the internal waters of New Zealand; or
              1. beyond New Zealand continental waters on a New Zealand ship, a New Zealand structure, or a New Zealand aircraft.

                1. No person may export radioactive waste or other radioactive matter to another country for dumping at sea or incineration at sea.

                Compare
                • 1974 No 14 s 21A
                • 1980 No 53 s 4
                Notes
                • Section 258(1)(c): replaced, on , by section 47(1) of the Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 85).
                • Section 258(1)(d): repealed, on , by section 47(1) of the Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 85).
                • Section 258(2): inserted, on , by section 47(1) of the Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 85).
                • Section 258(3): inserted, on , by section 47(1) of the Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 85).