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Maritime Transport Act 1994

Civil liability for pollution of marine environment - Mandatory insurance for certain ships and offshore installations

367: Offences

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"Breaking Maritime Rules Can Lead to Fines or Prison"

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If you own or are the master of a ship, you can commit an offence if you break the rules. You must follow the rules in section 363 or 363A. If you do not, you could go to prison for up to 2 years or get a fine of up to $200,000. If you are the master of a ship in New Zealand waters, you must carry a certificate of insurance. You must show this certificate if asked, as per section 363 or 363A. If you do not, you could get a fine of up to $10,000. If you own or are the master of a New Zealand ship, you must follow the rules when entering or leaving a port outside New Zealand. You must follow the rules in section 363 or 363A. If you do not, you could go to prison for up to 2 years or get a fine of up to $200,000.

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Part 25Civil liability for pollution of marine environment
Mandatory insurance for certain ships and offshore installations

367Offences

  1. The owner and the master of a ship each commits an offence and is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to a fine not exceeding $200,000 if, without reasonable excuse, the ship enters or leaves, or attempts to enter or leave, a port in New Zealand or New Zealand marine waters in breach of section 363 or 363A.

  2. The master of a ship in New Zealand marine waters commits an offence and is liable to a fine not exceeding $10,000 if, without reasonable excuse, the ship fails to carry, or the master fails to produce, the certificate of insurance required to be carried under section 363 or 363A.

  3. The owner and the master of a New Zealand ship is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to a fine not exceeding $200,000 if, without reasonable excuse, the ship enters or leaves a port outside New Zealand in breach of section 363 or 363A.

Notes
  • Section 367: replaced, on , by section 61 of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 84).
  • Section 367(1): amended, on , by section 97 of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 84).
  • Section 367(2): amended, on , by section 97 of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 84).
  • Section 367(3): amended, on , by section 97 of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 84).