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Maritime Transport Act 1994

Obligations and powers in relation to marine protection documents - General rule

268: Marine protection documents to be held and complied with if required by marine protection rules

You could also call this:

"Follow the rules and have the right documents to protect the marine environment."

If you do something or use something that needs a marine protection document, you must have the right document and follow the rules. You have to make sure you have the correct document and that you are doing what the document and the marine protection rules say. You must comply with the rules and the document to protect the marine environment. If you have a marine protection document, you might need to set up a system to ensure you are following the rules to protect the marine environment.

If you have a marine protection document, you must make sure your employees know what to do to follow the rules. You have to train and supervise them so they can help protect the marine environment. You also need to give them the resources they need to follow the rules and protect the environment.

You can find more information about the laws that were used to make these rules by looking at the Maritime Transport Act and other related laws, such as previous laws that have been updated.

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Part 22Obligations and powers in relation to marine protection documents
General rule

268Marine protection documents to be held and complied with if required by marine protection rules

  1. Every person who does anything, or uses or operates anything, for which a marine protection document is required under the marine protection rules made under this Act, shall ensure that—

  2. the appropriate document is held in accordance with the marine protection rules; and
    1. the provisions of that document and all relevant marine protection rules are complied with.

      1. Every holder of a marine protection document shall—

      2. if so required by the marine protection rules, establish and follow a management system that will ensure compliance with the relevant prescribed standards for protection of the marine environment and the conditions attached to the marine protection document; and
        1. provide training and supervision to all employees of the holder who are engaged in doing anything to which the marine protection document relates, so as to maintain compliance with the relevant prescribed standards for protection of the marine environment and the conditions attached to the marine protection document; and
          1. provide sufficient resources to ensure compliance with the relevant prescribed standards and the conditions attached to the marine protection document.

            Compare
            • 1990 No 98 s 12
            • 1991 No 116 s 3