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HARBORS AND NAVIGATION ACT 1993 - SECT 27

HARBORS AND NAVIGATION ACT 1993 - SECT 27

27—Restricted areas

        (1)         The Governor may, by regulation, regulate, restrict or prohibit—

            (a)         the entry of vessels or vessels of a specified class into specified waters within the jurisdiction; or

            (b)         the operation or use of vessels in specified waters within the jurisdiction; or

            (c)         aquatic activity or aquatic activity of a specified class in specified waters within the jurisdiction.

        (1a)         A regulation may only be made under subsection (1) in relation to waters within a port with the consent of the port operator (but consent must not be unreasonably withheld).

        (2)         The Minister must take reasonable steps to inform the public of the nature of requirements of any regulation under this section and of the waters to which it applies by marking out the waters and erecting notices in the vicinity or by other appropriate means.

        (3)         If a regulation is made under this section at the request of a port operator (other than the Minister) or a council, the Minister may recover costs incurred under subsection (2) from the port operator or council as a debt.