Justices Act 1902 Maritime (Short Description of Offences) Amendment (Personal Watercraft) Regulation 1999 (1999-663) [GG No 141 of 17.12.1999, p 11966] (NSW)
1999 No 663
| Maritime (Short Description of | New South Wales |
Offences) Amendment (Personal
Watercraft) Regulation 1999
under the
Justices Act 1902
His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Justices Act 1902.
CARL SCULLY, M.P.,
Minister for Transport
Explanatory note
The Water Traffic Amendment (Personal Watercraft) Regulation 1999 amends the Water Traffic Regulations—NSW in order to (among other matters) prohibit the driving of personal watercraft in certain areas in an irregular manner, or in contravention of a sign or notice.
The object of this Regulation is to amend the Maritime (Short Description of Offences) Regulation 1987 so as to facilitate the issue of penalty notices and legal processes for those offences.
This Regulation is made under the Justices Act 1902, including sections 145B and 154 (the general regulation-making power).
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Maritime (Short Description of Offences)
Amendment (Personal Watercraft) Regulation 1999
1 Name of Regulation
This Regulation is the Maritime (Short Description of Offences)
Amendment (Personal Watercraft) Regulation 1999.
2 Commencement
This Regulation commences on 1 January 2000.
3 Amendment of Maritime (Short Description of Offences) Regulation 1987
The Maritime (Short Description of Offences) Regulation 1987 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.
4 Notes
The explanatory note does not form part of this Regulation.
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Maritime (Short Description of Offences) Amendment (Personal
Watercraft) Regulation 1999
| Amendment | Schedule 1 |
| Schedule 1 | Amendment |
(Clause 3)
Schedule 1
Insert in appropriate order in the matter relating to the Water Traffic
Regulations—NSW:
Regulation 15 (2) (a)—navigate exceed 10 knots within 60m of person personal watercraft at a speed of or in water exceeding 10 knots within 60 metres
of any person in the waterRegulation 15AA (2)—engage in drive PWC irregularly in PWC irregular driving of personal restriction zone watercraft in the personal watercraft restriction zone within 200 metres of the shore
Regulation 15AA (3)—engage in drive PWC irregularly within 200 m irregular driving of personal of shore watercraft outside the personal
watercraft restriction zone within 200
metres of the shore in residential areaRegulation 15AB—drive personal PWC contravene sign/notice watercraft in contravention of a sign
or notice erected by order of the
Minister
BY AUTHORITY
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