Navigation Act 1901 Regulation Amendments consequent on the dissolution of the Maritime Services Board (1995-318) [GG No 92 of 28.7.1995] (NSW)

1995—No. 318

NAVIGATION ACT 1901-REGULATION

(Amendments consequent on the dissolution of the Maritime Services Board)

NEW SOUTH WALES

[Published in Gazette No. 92 of 28 July 1995]

HIS Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council,

and in pursuance of the Navigation Act 1901 and the Ports

Corporatisation and Waterways Management Act 1995, has been pleased to make the Regulation set forth hereunder.

P. c. Scully

Minister for Ports.

Commencement

1. This Regulation is taken to have commenced on 1 July 1995.

Amendments

2. The Navigation (Collision) Regulations 1983 are amended:

(a)	by omitting from Regulations 4 (3), 8 ( 1) and 9 the word “Board” wherever occurring and by inserting instead the word “Minister”;
(b)	by inserting after Regulation 10 the following Regulation:

Dissolution of Maritime Service Board—savings and transitional

11. Anything done by the Maritime Services Board under a provision of this Regulation before the dissolution of the Board by the Ports Corporatisation and Waterways Management Act 1995 that had any force or effect immediately before that dissolution is taken to have been done by the Minister.

1995—No. 318

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The object of this Regulation is to amend the Navigation (Collision) Regulations 1983 consequent on the dissolution of the Maritime Services Board on 1 July 1995 (by the Ports Corporatisation and Waterways Management Act 1995). The functions of the Board under the Navigation Act 1901 have been taken over by the Minister for Ports. Accordingly, this Regulation replaces references to the Board with references to the Minister and makes other provisions of a savings and transitional nature.

This Regulation is made under the Navigation Act 1901, including section 113 (power to make regulations with respect of the prevention of collisions) and section 165A (the general regulation making power). Clause 1 of this Regulation (which provides that the Regulation is taken to have commenced on 1 July 1995) is made under the authority conferred by Part 1 of Schedule 5 to the Ports Corporatisation and Waterways Management Act 1995.