W.A. Marine (Load Lines) Amendment Regulations 2008 (WA)

24 October 2008 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 4677

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Western Australian Marine Act 1982

W.A. Marine (Load Lines) Amendment

Regulations 2008

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.            Citation

These regulations are the W.A. Marine (Load Lines) Amendment
Regulations 2008.

2.            Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows —

Australian Transport Council on 1 October 2007;

(a)	regulations 1 and 2— on the day on which these regulations are published in the Gazette;
(b)	the rest of the regulations — on the day after that day.

3.            Regulations amended

The amendments in these regulations are to the W.A. Marine
(Load Lines) Regulations 1983.

4.           Regulation 3 amended

(1) In regulation 3(1):

(a) delete the definition of Code and insert:

Code means the Uniform Shipping Laws Code incorporating the amendments adopted by the

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(b)	insert in alphabetical order:
NSCV means the National Standard for Commercial Vessels described in the Code.

(2) After regulation 3(1) insert:

Note: The definition of Code refers to the Code as amended by Amendment

Lists 5 and 6 adopted by the Australian Transport Council on
1 October 2007 and available at
http:Iwww.nmsc.gov.au/uslcode_2.html . That version of the Code
contains provisions that affect the operation of regulations that refer to
it, and should be referred to when interpreting those regulations.

5.            Regulation 5 replaced

Delete regulation 5 and insert:

5.            Construction of Code

In the construction of the Code as incorporated in these regulations, words and expressions defined in the NSCV, Part B, Clause 1.8 shall, unless otherwise provided by the Act or these regulations, have the meanings assigned in that clause.

By Command of the Governor,

M. C. WAUCHOPE, Clerk of the Executive Council.