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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

390: Marine protection rules in relation to marine oil spills and other matters

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"Rules to Protect the Sea from Oil Spills"

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The Minister can make rules to protect the marine environment. You need to know these rules are about marine oil spills and other matters. The Minister makes these rules for several purposes. The Minister can make rules about what must be in plans for marine oil spills. You will see these plans are for ships or sites and for regions. The Minister can also make rules about who can be in charge of cleaning up oil spills. The Minister can make rules about certificates and how notices are given. You can find more information about certificates in section 363, 363A, or 385H. The Minister can also make rules about notifying people of actions taken. The Minister can make rules to help New Zealand follow international conventions. You can learn more about secondary legislation in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. These rules are important for protecting the marine environment.

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

390Marine protection rules in relation to marine oil spills and other matters

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

  2. specifying the matters that must be contained in—
    1. shipboard or site marine oil spill contingency plans:
      1. regional marine oil spill contingency plans:
      2. specifying the qualifications to be held by on-scene commanders, or any class of on-scene commander:
        1. specifying the form and contents of the certificate to be issued by the Director under section 363, 363A, or 385H:
          1. specifying the manner in which any notice, notification, or instruction under this Act, or any regulation or marine protection rules made under this Act, may be given by the Director:
            1. requiring the Director to notify any person or persons in respect of any action taken by the Director under this Act or any regulations or marine protection rules made under this Act and, in particular, requiring the Director to comply with any obligations to notify any persons under any international conventions binding on New Zealand:
              1. prescribing or providing for such matters as may be necessary to enable New Zealand to become a party to any international convention, protocol, or agreement relating to protection of the marine environment.

                1. The Minister may from time to time make marine protection rules to provide for such other matters as are contemplated by or necessary for giving full effect to the provisions of Parts 18 to 26A and for the due administration thereof.

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

                Notes
                • Section 390(1)(c): amended, on , by section 99 of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 84).
                • Section 390(2): amended, on , by section 65(2) of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 84).
                • Section 390(3): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).