(1) A person shall
not, without permission, cause or permit an unattended vessel to remain
secured to a mooring on a mooring site for a period of longer than
24 hours.
(2) The Authority may,
if it is satisfied that a person has contravened subregulation (1), by
written notice served on the mooring site licensee or, if the vessel is an
authorised vessel, the authorised user, direct that the vessel be removed from
the mooring within the period specified in the notice.
(3) A person on whom a
notice is served under subregulation (2) shall comply with the notice.
Penalty: a fine of $750.
(4) If a notice served
under subregulation (3) is not complied with, the Authority may take
possession of the vessel and deal with it as if it were abandoned, and for
that purpose the notice given under subregulation (3) is taken to be a
notice given under regulation 74(2)(b).
[Regulation 29 inserted: Gazette
4 Jul 1997 p. 3522; amended: Gazette 4 Dec 2009
p. 4924; 8 Dec 2009 p. 5003.]