Environmental Protection Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 1991 (WA)

30 August 19911 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 4553

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1986

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AMENDMENT REGULATIONS (No. 2)

1991

Made by His Excellency the Governor in Executive Council on the recommenda-
tion of the Environmental Protection Authority.

(c)

a vessel that is more than 25 metres in length, unless the paint has been formulated so that in respect of each square centimetre of surface to which it is applied-

(i)	not more than 210 micrograms of organotin are released during the first 14 days after the application of the paint; and
(ii)	not more than 5 micrograms of organotin are released during

each subsequent day.

Citation

1.    These regulations may be cited as the Environmental Protection Amendment

Regulations (No. 2) 1991. Regulation 16 inserted

2.    After regulation 15 of the Environmental Protection Regulations 1987*, the

following regulation is inserted—

Control of organotin anti-fouling paint

" 16. (1) On and from 1 November 1991, a person shall not apply organotin anti-fouling paint to, or cause or permit such paint to be applied to—

(a) a piling, pier, buoy, mooring or other structure in an enclosed water body or a semi-enclosed water body;

(b) a vessel that is 25 metres or less in length; or

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   (2) On and from 1 September 1991, a person shall not sell organotin anti-fouling paint that is formulated other than as described in subregu- lation (1) (c).

   (3) On and from 1 September 1991, a person who has a container containing organotin anti-fouling paint shall ensure that it has a clearly readable label with the words "NOT TO BE APPLIED TO VESSELS 25 METRES OR LESS IN LENGTH".

   (4) In this regulation—

   "enclosed water body" means a body of water, such as a lake, not

   connected to the sea;

   "length" means the hull length of a ship, boat or hovercraft or the

   overall length of any other vessel;

   "Organotin anti-fouling paint" means a coating, paint or treatment

   that contains an organic derivative of tin;

   "semi-enclosed water body" means a partially enclosed coastal water, such as an estuary, river, port, harbour, bay, marina or yacht club;

   "vessel" means any ship, boat, hovercraft or hulk and any vehicle, whether floating or submersible and whether self-propelled or not, that is capable of being used in or on water. "

   [*published in the Gazette of 20 February 1987 at pp. 444-449. For amend- ments to 20 June 1991 see p. 228 of 1990 Index to Legislation of Western Australia.]

   Recommended by resolution of the Environmental Protection Authority made
   on 2nd August 1990.

   By His Excellency's Command,

   L. M. AULD, Clerk of the Council.