Navigation (Protection of the Sea) Regulations

Navigation (Protection of the Sea) Regulations

Statutory Rules 1986 No. 300 as amended

made under the

Navigation Act 1912

This compilation was prepared on 17 January 2001
taking into account amendments up to SR 1987 No. 66

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting,
Attorney-General’s Department, Canberra

Contents

Page

 1 Citation [see Note 1] 

 2 Interpretation 

 3 Service of notice — subsections 267D (6) and (7) and 267S (6) and (7) of the Act             

 4 Service of notice — subsections 267K (1) and 267Y (1) of the Act             

Notes 

1 Citation [see Note 1]

  These Regulations may be cited as the Navigation (Protection of the Sea) Regulations.

2 Interpretation

 (1) In these Regulations, the Act means the Navigation Act 1912.

 (2) Where an expression used in these Regulations is defined in section 266 of the Act for the purposes of Division 12 of Part IV of the Act, that expression shall, unless the contrary intention appears, have the same meaning in these Regulations as in that Division.

3 Service of notice — subsections 267D (6) and (7) and 267S (6) and (7) of the Act

 (1) For the purposes of subsections 267D (6) and (7) and 267S (6) and (7) of the Act, service of a notice addressed to the owner of the ship may be effected:

 (a) by serving it personally on the owner, or on all, or any, of the owners, as the case may be, of the ship or, if an owner who is to be served is a body corporate, on a director, secretary or other officer of the body corporate;

 (b) by serving it personally on any agent of the ship or, if an agent who is to be served is a body corporate, on a director, secretary or other officer of the body corporate; or

 (c) by serving it personally on the master of the ship.

 (2) For the purposes of subsections 267D (6) and (7) and 267S (6) and (7) of the Act, service of a notice addressed to the agent of the ship may be effected by serving it personally on the agent of the ship or, if the agent is a body corporate, on a director, secretary or other officer of the body corporate.

 (3) For the purposes of subsections 267D (6) and (7) and 267S (6) and (7) of the Act, service of a notice addressed to the master of the ship may be effected by serving it personally on the master of the ship, or, if for any reason (including the absence of the master from the ship) it is not practicable to serve the notice on the master, by delivering it to any person on board the ship who is, or is reasonably believed to be, an officer of the ship.

4 Service of notice — subsections 267K (1) and 267Y (1) of the Act

 (1) For the purposes of subsections 267K (1) and 267Y (1) of the Act, service of a notice addressed to the owner of the ship may be effected:

 (a) by serving it personally on the owner, or on all, or any, of the owners, as the case may be, of the ship or, if an owner who is to be served is a body corporate, on a director, secretary or other officer of the body corporate;

 (b) by serving it personally on any agent of the ship or, if an agent who is to be served is a body corporate, on a director, secretary or other officer of the body corporate; or

 (c) by serving it personally on the master of the ship.

 (2) For the purposes of subsections 267K (1) and 267Y (1) of the Act, service of a notice addressed to the master of the ship may be effected by serving it personally on the master of the ship or, if for any reason (including the absence of the master from the ship) it is not practicable to serve the notice on the master, by delivering it to any person on board the ship who is, or is reasonably believed to be, an officer of the ship.

Notes to the Navigation (Protection of the Sea) Regulations

Note 1

The Navigation (Protection of the Sea) Regulations (in force under the Navigation Act 1912) as shown in this compilation comprise Statutory Rules 1986 No. 300 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Statutory Rules

Table of Amendments