Maritime Transport Act 1994

Plans and responses to protect marine environment from marine oil spills - Regional marine oil spill contingency plans

293: Amendment of regional marine oil spill contingency plans

You could also call this:

"Updating plans to stop oil spills in our oceans"

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The Director can ask a regional council to add or remove parts of their marine oil spill plan. You need to know the Director does this to help the council respond well to an oil spill in their area. The council can also make changes to their plan if the Director agrees in writing. The Director's opinion is important in deciding what changes are needed. You can see how the regional council and the Director work together to keep the plan up to date. This helps keep New Zealand's marine environment safe from oil spills. A regional council can amend its plan at any time as long as the Director approves it. This means the council and the Director work together to make sure the plan is effective. The plan is crucial in responding to marine oil spills in the region.

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Part 23Plans and responses to protect marine environment from marine oil spills
Regional marine oil spill contingency plans

293Amendment of regional marine oil spill contingency plans

The Director may from time to time, by written notice to a regional council, require the inclusion or omission of any provision in a regional marine oil spill contingency plan if, in the opinion of the Director, it is necessary or desirable to ensure an appropriate response by the regional council to a marine oil spill within its region.
A regional council may from time to time amend its regional marine oil spill contingency plan if such amendment is approved in writing by the Director.