Tasmanian Consolidated Acts Tasmanian Consolidated Acts
(1) Where a trading vessel proceeding on an intra-State voyage is constructed or adapted so that it can carry as cargo, or part cargo, in bulk any substance, that, for the purposes of Division 2 of Part II is a substance in Category A, B, C, or D, the master of that ship shall not begin a voyage, and the owner of that ship shall not permit that ship to begin a voyage, unless there is in force in respect of that ship a chemical tanker construction certificate.
(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction –
(a) if the offender is a natural person– to a fine not exceeding 1 000 penalty units, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 4 years; or
(b) if the offender is a body corporate– to a fine not exceeding 4 000 penalty units.
(3) In this section, "chemical tanker construction certificate" means –
(a) a chemical tanker construction certificate issued under section 49;
(b) a chemical tanker construction certificate issued under section 267Q of the Navigation Act;
(c) a chemical tanker construction certificate issued under a law of another State or the Northern Territory and being a certificate of a kind prescribed as acceptable for the purposes of this Division; or
(d) an International Pollution Prevention Certificate for the Carriage of Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk issued to a foreign ship under section 267R of the Navigation Act.
(4) The owner of a ship of the kind referred to in subsection (1) in respect of which a chemical tanker construction certificate is in force shall cause the certificate to be carried on board the ship.
(5) A person who fails to comply with subsection (4) is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.