Maritime Transport Act 1994

Miscellaneous provisions applying to this Act generally - Service of documents

458: Service of documents

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"How to give someone important papers for the Maritime Transport Act"

When you need to give someone a document or notice for the Maritime Transport Act 1994, you can do it in a few ways. You can give it to the person directly, or leave it at their last known home. If the person is in charge of a ship, you can leave the document on the ship with the person in command. You can also give the document to the ship's owner or agent in New Zealand if the ship is in New Zealand waters and has no master on board. You can also give the document in other ways that the Act or its rules say are okay. The Act has its own rules for giving documents, and you should follow those rules.

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Part 30Miscellaneous provisions applying to this Act generally
Service of documents

458Service of documents

  1. Where for the purposes of this Act any document is to be served on, or any notice, notification, or instructions is or are to be given to, any person, that document may be served and any notice, notification, or instructions may be given,—

  2. in any case, by delivering a copy personally to the person concerned or by leaving a copy at his or her last known place of abode; or
    1. if the person concerned is a master of a ship, where there is a master, or a person belonging to a ship, by leaving a copy for him or her on board the ship with the person appearing to be in command or charge of the ship and explaining to that person the nature of the document, notice, notification, or instructions; or
      1. if the person concerned is a master of a ship, where there is no master and the ship is within the limits or territorial sea of New Zealand, on the owner of the ship resident in New Zealand, on the agent of the ship in New Zealand, or, where no such agent is known or can be found, by fixing a copy to the mast of the ship or (if there is no mast) to some other conspicuous part of the ship; or
        1. in any other manner provided for service of that document, notice, notification, or instruction by this Act or by rules or regulations made under this Act.
          Compare
          • 1952 No 49 s 498