Maritime Transport Act 1994

Plans and responses to protect marine environment from marine oil spills

281: Interpretation

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"What special words mean in the Maritime Transport Act"

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When you read this part of the law, some words have special meanings. A marine oil spill is when oil spills into New Zealand's internal or marine waters. You can find more information about this in other sections of the law, such as section 297. You need to know what a marine oil spill contingency plan is. It is a plan that says what to do in case of a marine oil spill. This plan can be for a ship, a site, a region, or the whole country, and you can find more information about regional plans in section 292 and section 295. A marine oil spill response is when someone takes action to deal with a spill. This action is taken by an on-scene commander, who is in charge of responding to the spill, and you can find more information about the National On-Scene Commander in section 319. The on-scene commander can be the National On-Scene Commander or a regional on-scene commander, and you can find more information about regional on-scene commanders in section 318. There are other important words to know, like oil spill, which means when oil is released or escapes. An oil transfer site is a place where oil is moved from one place to another, and you can find more information about the New Zealand Oil Pollution Fund in section 330. Requisitioned property is something that has been taken for use in responding to a spill, and you can find more information about this in section 305(1)‎(g). A shipboard marine oil spill contingency plan is a plan for a ship, and a site marine oil spill contingency plan is a plan for an oil transfer site or an offshore installation. You can find more information about these plans and other topics in sections like section 282 and section 283.

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Part 23Plans and responses to protect marine environment from marine oil spills

281Interpretation

In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,—
marine oil spill means an oil spill into the internal waters of New Zealand or New Zealand marine waters
marine oil spill contingency plan or plan means a shipboard, or site, or regional marine oil spill contingency plan or the national marine oil spill contingency plan
marine oil spill response or response means any action taken by or under the authority, or with the approval, of an on-scene commander in relation to a marine oil spill
national marine oil spill contingency plan or national plan means the plan most recently prepared or reviewed under section 297
National On-Scene Commander means the National On-Scene Commander appointed under section 319
New Zealand marine oil spill response strategy or response strategy means the strategy most recently prepared or reviewed under section 283
New Zealand Oil Pollution Fund means the fund established under section 330
Oil Pollution Advisory Committee or Committee means the committee appointed under section 282
oil spill means any actual or probable release, discharge, or escape of oil
oil transfer site or site means any land, site, building, structure, or facility (whether on land or above the seabed) that is used to transfer oil, or at or from which oil is transferred, to, or from, a ship, or offshore installation
on-scene commander means the National On-Scene Commander or any regional on-scene commander
regional marine oil spill contingency plan means a marine oil spill contingency plan prepared by a regional council and approved by the Director under section 292 or prepared by the Director under section 295
regional on-scene commander means a regional on-scene commander appointed under section 318
requisitioned property means any land, building, vehicle, New Zealand ship, or any other real or personal property requisitioned under section 305(1)(g)
shipboard marine oil spill contingency plan means a plan prepared under the marine protection rules in respect of a ship and providing for the measures to be taken in respect of marine oil spills from the ship
site marine oil spill contingency plan means a plan prepared under the marine protection rules in respect of an offshore installation, or oil transfer site, and providing for the measures to be taken in respect of marine oil spills from the offshore installation or oil transfer site, as the case may be.