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Maritime Transport Act 1994

Plans and responses to protect marine environment from marine oil spills - Obligations and offences in respect of marine oil spill contingency plans

316: Failure to comply with prohibition, restriction, or direction

You could also call this:

"Breaking a maritime rule or ignoring an instruction is against the law"

If you do not follow a rule, restriction, or instruction under section 305 of the Maritime Transport Act, you commit an offence. You must have a good reason for not following the rule. If you do not have a good reason, you will be in trouble with the law.

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Part 23Plans and responses to protect marine environment from marine oil spills
Obligations and offences in respect of marine oil spill contingency plans

316Failure to comply with prohibition, restriction, or direction

  1. Every person commits an offence who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with any prohibition, restriction, or direction under section 305.