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Maritime Transport Act 1994

Local regulation of maritime activity - Enforcement

33H: Powers of entry

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"Harbourmasters and officers can enter ships and places to do their job"

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You are a harbourmaster or enforcement officer. You have duties under this Part. You can enter a ship, building, or place in the region to do your job. This is because you are taken to be a person authorised by the Director, as stated in sections 453 to 456.

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Part 3ALocal regulation of maritime activity
Enforcement

33HPowers of entry

  1. For the purposes of carrying out his or her duties under this Part, a harbourmaster or enforcement officer is to be taken in sections 453 to 456 to be a person duly authorised by the Director in relation to any ship, building, or place within the region.

Notes
  • Section 33H: inserted, on , by section 7 of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 84).