New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

MANAGEMENT OF WATERS AND WATERSIDE LANDS REGULATIONS--N.S.W. - REG 48

48 Offences by holder of occupation licence

(1) Where any floating object, apparatus or vessel occupying navigable waters in pursuance of an occupation licence:

(a) is used for purposes not authorised by the licence, or

(b) is not secured in the position or manner directed by an officer of the Board,

the holder of the licence shall be guilty of an offence against these Regulations.

(2) Where any mooring apparatus:

(a) is constructed of materials or is of a nature, dimensions, size, type, or construction not satisfactory to the Board,

(b) is not repaired, altered, modified, replaced or painted in accordance with a direction of the Board under Regulation 41 of these Regulations,

(c) does not have attached to it any required light or reflector as referred to in paragraph (d) of Regulation 41 of these Regulations,

(d) is not removed for the time being from its site in accordance with a direction of an officer of the Board, or

(e) is not removed from any navigable waters on expiration or termination of such occupation licence,

the holder of the occupation licence who is authorised to use that mooring apparatus shall be guilty of an offence against these Regulations.

(3) Where:

(a) the identifying number set out in an occupation licence is not painted or incised in the position and manner prescribed by Regulation 43 of these Regulations on any mooring apparatus used in connection with the occupation licence in accordance with these Regulations, or on any separate portion of the mooring apparatus,

(b) any vessel, floating object or apparatus which occupies navigable waters in pursuance of an occupation licence and which is not secured to a mooring apparatus does not have securely affixed to it a sign on which the identifying number of the occupation licence is painted in the manner prescribed by Regulation 43 of these Regulations, or

(c) any sign or buoy required by Regulation 43 of these Regulations to be secured to a vessel, floating object or apparatus is not so secured that the identifying number painted or incised thereon can be seen without difficulty from a passing vessel,

the holder of the occupation licence who is authorised to use that mooring apparatus, or of the occupation licence relating to that vessel, floating object, apparatus, sign or buoy shall be guilty of an offence against these Regulations.