PROTECTION OF THE SEA (POWERS OF INTERVENTION) ACT 1981 - SECT 11 Directions under Act may require taking of action etc.

PROTECTION OF THE SEA (POWERS OF INTERVENTION) ACT 1981 - SECT 11

  (1)   A direction under this Act issued in relation to a ship (the first ship ) covered by either of the following paragraphs:

  (aa)   a ship involved in a maritime casualty referred to in subsection   8(1) or 9(1);

  (ab)   a ship referred to in subsection   10(2);

may require the doing of any act or thing with respect to the first ship or the first ship's cargo, or prohibit the doing of any such act or thing and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, may:

  (a)   require or prohibit the movement of the first ship or part of the first ship, its movement to a place or area or its removal from a place or area; or

  (b)   require or prohibit the removal of cargo from the first ship; or

  (c)   require or prohibit the taking of salvage measures in relation to the first ship, part of the first ship or any of the first ship's cargo; or

  (d)   require or prohibit the sinking or destruction of the first ship or part of the first ship; or

  (e)   require or prohibit the sinking, destruction or discharging into the sea of any of the first ship's cargo; or

  (f)   require or prohibit the handing over of control of the first ship or part of the first ship ; or

  (g)   require another ship to be made available for purposes in connection with unloading, receiving, treating, storing or disposing of any of the first ship's cargo; or

  (h)   require another ship to be made available for purposes in connection with repairing, piloting, towing, berthing or securing the first ship; or

  (i)   require:

  (i)   the movement of another ship; or

  (ii)   the removal of another ship from a place or area;

    where the movement or removal facilitates unloading, receiving, treating, storing or disposing of any of the first ship's cargo; or

  (j)   require:

  (i)   the movement of another ship; or

  (ii)   the removal of another ship from a place or area;

    where the movement or removal facilitates repairing, piloting, towing, berthing or securing the first ship; or

  (k)   prohibit:

  (i)   the movement of another ship; or

  (ii)   the removal of another ship from a place or area;

    where the movement or removal is likely to impede or interfere with unloading, receiving, treating, storing or disposing of any of the first ship's cargo; or

  (l)   prohibit:

  (i)   the movement of another ship; or

  (ii)   the removal of another ship from a place or area;

    where the movement or removal is likely to impede or interfere with repairing, piloting, towing, berthing or securing the first ship; or

  (m)   require a tangible asset (other than a ship) to be made available for purposes in connection with unloading, receiving, treating, storing or disposing of any of the first ship's cargo; or

  (n)   require a tangible asset (other than a ship) to be made available for purposes in connection with repairing, piloting, towing, berthing or securing the first ship; or

  (o)   require:

  (i)   the movement of a tangible asset (other than a ship); or

  (ii)   the removal of a tangible asset (other than a ship) from a place or area;

    where the movement or removal facilitates unloading, receiving, treating, storing or disposing of any of the first ship's cargo; or

  (p)   require:

  (i)   the movement of a tangible asset (other than a ship); or

  (ii)   the removal of a tangible asset (other than a ship) from a place or area;

    where the movement or removal facilitates repairing, piloting, towing, berthing or securing the first ship; or

  (q)   prohibit:

  (i)   the movement of a tangible asset (other than a ship); or

  (ii)   the removal of a tangible asset (other than a ship) from a place or area;

    where the movement or removal is likely to impede or interfere with unloading, receiving, treating, storing or disposing of any of the first ship's cargo; or

  (r)   prohibit:

  (i)   the movement of a tangible asset (other than a ship); or

  (ii)   the removal of a tangible asset (other than a ship) from a place or area;

    where the movement or removal is likely to impede or interfere with repairing, piloting, towing, berthing or securing the first ship; or

  (s)   require a specified place to be treated as a place of refuge for the first ship; or

  (t)   require the supply of services by way of, or in connection with:

  (i)   unloading, receiving, treating, storing or disposing of any of the first ship's cargo; or

  (ii)   repairing, piloting, towing, berthing or securing the first ship; or

  (u)   require the temporary release of contractual obligations, where the fulfilment of those obligations is likely to impede or interfere with the carrying out of any other direction under this Act that relates to the first ship.

  (1A)   The Authority must not issue a direction under paragraph   ( 1)(d) without the approval of the Minister.

  (2)   Without limiting the generality of subsection   ( 1), a direction under this Act may:

  (a)   require that an act or thing be done in accordance with the direction, or with the approval, or in accordance with the instructions, of a specified person; or

  (b)   prohibit the doing of an act or thing except in accordance with the direction, or with the approval, or in accordance with the instructions, of a specified person.