Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations

PORT BY-LAWS

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           By-law

CHAPTER I - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Citation
   2.      Chapters
   3.      Interpretation

CHAPTER II - GENERAL

   4.      Smoking and sleeping on wharves, &c.
   4A.     Boarding of vessels by authorised persons
   4B.     Wilful obstruction
   4C.     Illegal entry
   4D.     Improper behaviour
   4E.     Consumption of intoxicating liquor
   4F.     Importation of intoxicating liquor
   4G.     Loitering, &c.
   4H.     Soliciting for business
   4J.     Hawking
   4K.     Auctions
   4L.     Removal of person
   5.      Anchoring near wharf
   5A.     Notice prohibiting use of specific waters
   5B.     Anchoring
   6.      Closed waters
   7.      Notice of departure
   7A.     Conduct of vessels in port
   8.      Allocation of berths
   9.      Placing of buoy to be notified
   10.     Gangway at anchor
   11.     Gangway at wharf
   12.     Liability
   13.     Vehicular traffic in the Port
   13A.    Leaving vehicle
   13B.    Routes for vehicular traffic
   13C.    Obligations of drivers of vehicles
   13D.    Railway rolling stock
   14.     [Repealed]
   15.     Interference with lights, &c.
   16.     Interference with buildings, &c.
   16A.    Interference with water supply
   17.     Permission to place buoys, &c.
   18.     Vessels not to hinder use of wharf
   18A.    Persons on board moored vessels
   18B.    Ship repairs on wharves
   19.     Vessels to be kept clear of flying boats
   19A.    Obstruction by vessels not exceeding 25 metres in length overall

CHAPTER III - POLLUTION, &c., OF A DECLARED PORT

   20.     Garbage, &c., not to be deposited
   20A.    Removal of garbage, &c.
   21.     Inflammable liquid etc. not to be discharged
   22.     Ashes not to be discharged
   22A.    Excessive smoke or vapour
   22B.    Excessive noise

CHAPTER IV - EXPLOSIVES AND INFLAMMABLE LIQUIDS

   23.     Loading and unloading
   24.     Protection from fire
   25.     Possession of matches, &c.
   26.     Lighting of hold of enclosed deck

CHAPTER V - PILOTAGE

   27.     Interpretation
   28.     Requirement of pilotage
   29.     Radio notice of arrival to be given
   30.     Confirmation of radio notice
   31.     Signal for pilot to be displayed
   32.     Master to assist pilot
   33.     Application for pilot
   34.     Granting of pilotage exemption certificates
   35.     Applicant with assisted vision
   36.     Fee for pilotage exemption certificate
   36A.    Form and period of certificate
   36B.    Examination of applicant
   36C.    Fee for renewal of pilotage exemption certificate
   36D.    Cancellation of pilotage exemption certificate
   36DA.   Special pilotage requirements
   36E.    Development work in Port
   36F.    Pilotage rates exemption fee
   37.     Inoperative Certificates
   38.     Special pilotage exemption certificates
   39.     Signal for pilotage exemption to be displayed
   40.     Pilot's Licence; to whom granted
   41.     Certificate or licence may be revoked
   42.     Vessels in distress, and procedure of pilots
   43.     Tugs under pilot's orders
   43A.    Use of tugs
   44.     Master shall produce register, &c.
   45.     Pilot shall not be detained
   46.     Complaints against pilots
   47.     Pilot shall not receive remuneration
   48.     Special services
   49.     Pilot leading a vessel
   49A.    - 55. [Chapter VI] [Repealed]

CHAPTER VII - SORTING, STACKING, STORAGE AND DELIVERY OF CARGO

   56.     Inward manifests
   57.     Outward manifests
   58.     Delivery to Harbourmaster
   59.     Goods likely to create nuisance, &c.
   60.     Harbourmaster may give direction as to placing of goods, &c., on wharf
   61.     Containers to be sound
   62.     Removal of goods causing nuisance, &c.
   63.     Cargo location record book
   64.     Sorting and stacking of cargo
   65.     Notice to consignees
   66.     Removal of inward cargo from wharves
   67.     Storage charge for inward cargo
   68.     Storage charge for outward cargo
   69.     Cargo delivery book
   70.     Removal of goods impeding work on wharves
   71.     [Repealed]
   72.     Hire of equipment and other services
   73.     Manually operated handling equipment
   74.     Power of Harbourmaster to remove cargo or do work on default
   75.     Harbourmaster may grant exemption
   76.     Calculation of storage charges
   77.     Port Corporation may remit portion of storage charge

CHAPTER VIII - OBSTRUCTION IN PORTS

   78.     Removal of obstruction
   79.     Lights on sunken vessels, &c.

CHAPTER IX - MISCELLANEOUS

   80.     Wharf construction
   81.     - 82. [Repealed]
   83.     Recovery of money payable
   84.     Payment of expenses to be additional to penalty for offence
   85.     Offences
   85A.    Regulatory offences
   86.     Service of notice, &c.
   87.     Proof of signature to notice, &c.
           SCHEDULE 1A
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2 - 7 [Repealed]