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Marine Pollution Regulations 1990

TOKELAU

TOKELAU MARINE POLLUTION REGULATIONS 1990

1990/91

31 May 1990

1. Title and commencement - (1) These regulations may be cited as the Tokelau Marine Pollution Regulations 1990.

(2) These regulations shall come into force on the 28th day after the date of their notification in the Gazette.

2. Certain previsions of Marine Pollution Act 1974 to apply in Tokelau - Subject to regulation 4 of these regulations, sections 1 and 2 of the Marine Pollution Act 1974, Parts I, II, and III of that Act, section 60, sections 62 to 66, section 67 (except paragraphs (b) to (d) of subsection (1)), and sections 68 to 70 of that Act shall be in force in Tokelau.

3. Marine Pollution (Dumping and Incineration) Regulations 1982 to apply in Tokelau - Subject to regulation 4 of these regulations, the Marine Pollution (Dumping and Incineration) Regulations 1982 shall be in force in Tokelau.

4. Manner in which marine pollution provisions to apply in Tokelau - (1) In the application to Tokelau of the previsions of the Marine Pollution Act 1974 referred to in regulation 2 of these regulations and the Marine Pollution (Dumping and Incineration) Regulations 1982-

(a) The term "New Zealand", as used in those provisions, shall both in New Zealand and in Tokelau be read as including Tokelau; and

(b) The term "New Zealand waters", as used in those provisions, shall both in New Zealand and in Tokelau be read as including-

(i) The internal waters of Tokelau (as defined in section 4 of the Tokelau (Territorial Sea and Exclusive Economic Zone) Act 1977); and

(ii) The territorial sea of Tokelau (as defined in section 3 of that Act); and

(iii) The waters of the exclusive economic zone of Tokelau (as defined in section 7 of that Act).

(2) In the application to Tokelau of the provisions of the Marine Pollution Act 1974 referred to in regulation 2 of these regulations-

(a) Every reference in Part II of that Act to the Minister shall be read as if it were a reference to the Administrator of Tokelau; and

(b) Every reference in any other provisions of that Act to the Minister shall have the same meaning as in that Act.

(3) In the application to Tokelau of the Marine Pollution (Dumping and Incineration) Regulations 1982, every reference in those regulations to the Director shall be read as a reference to the Administrator of Tokelau.

5. Amendment to Tokelau (New Zealand Laws) Regulations 1975 - The Tokelau (New Zealand Laws) Regulations 1975 are hereby consequentially amended by revoking regulation 5.

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