Maritime Transport Act 1994

Obligations and powers in relation to marine protection documents - Powers of Director in relation to marine protection documents

269: Application for marine protection document

You could also call this:

"Apply for a marine protection document using the correct form and contact details."

When you want to get or renew a marine protection document, you must apply to the Director. You need to use the correct form, or if there is no special form, you use the form the Director asks for. You also need to include your address and contact details, like your phone and fax numbers, in New Zealand.

You have to keep your contact details up to date by telling the Director if anything changes. The Director keeps a record of all the information you provide at the Maritime Registry.

If the Director needs to send you a notice or document, they will send it to the address you last gave them, and this will be considered a valid way of sending it to you, as seen in the Maritime Transport Act 1994 and related laws, such as s 8 and s 5.

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

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

270: Issue of marine protection documents and recognition of documents, or

"Getting a special document to help protect the marine environment"

Part 22Obligations and powers in relation to marine protection documents
Powers of Director in relation to marine protection documents

269Application for marine protection document

Every application for the grant or renewal of a marine protection document, or for the recognition of a document as a marine protection document, shall be made to the Director in the prescribed form or, if there is no prescribed form, in such form as the Director may require.
Every applicant under subsection (1) shall include in his or her application his or her address for service in New Zealand including, where applicable, telephone and facsimile numbers.
It shall be the duty of every holder of a marine protection document to maintain the currency of the information provided under subsection (2) by promptly notifying the Director of any change to the address, telephone number, or facsimile number.
The Director shall ensure that a record of all information provided under this section is maintained at the Maritime Registry.
Service of any notice, notification, or other document under this Act on a holder of a marine protection document, or on an applicant under subsection (1), shall be effective service if served at the address last provided by that holder or applicant.

Compare

1990 No 98 s 8
1992 No 75 s 5