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Maritime Transport Act 1994

Making of marine protection rules and regulations and taking of other measures to protect marine environment - Marine protection rules

386: Marine protection rules to implement international standards

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"Rules to protect the ocean and follow international standards"

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The Minister can make rules to protect the marine environment. You need to know these rules are made for several purposes, including to follow international agreements. The Minister can make these rules to help New Zealand follow international standards set by the International Maritime Organisation, and you can find more information about how these rules are published in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

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Part 27Making of marine protection rules and regulations and taking of other measures to protect marine environment
Marine protection rules

386Marine protection rules to implement international standards

  1. The Minister may from time to time make marine protection rules for all or any of the following purposes:

  2. to implement New Zealand’s obligations under any marine protection convention:
    1. to make such rules as may be necessary to enable New Zealand to become a party to any international convention, protocol, or agreement relating to the protection of the marine environment:
      1. to implement such international practices or standards relating to the protection of the marine environment as may from time to time be recommended by the International Maritime Organisation.

        1. Nothing in subsection (1) limits any other provision of this Act that empowers the making of marine protection rules.

        2. Marine protection rules under this section are secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

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        • Section 386(3): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).