Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) In this
regulation —
amending Act means the Shipping and Pilotage
Amendment Act 2006 ;
commencement day means the day on which the
amending Act section 10 comes into operation 2 ;
existing port has the meaning given in
section 10(3) of the Act.
(2) If the appointment
of a person to be the harbour master of a port was in effect immediately
before the commencement day —
(a) the
appointment continues to have effect for a period of 2 years beginning on
the commencement day, unless before then —
(i)
the appointee resigns by written notice given to the
Minister; or
(ii)
the appointment is revoked by the Minister;
and
(b)
during the period when the appointment continues to have effect under this
subregulation, the appointee is to be taken to be a harbour master of the port
appointed under section 4 of the Act.
(3) If the appointment
of a person to be a pilot at a port was in effect immediately before the
commencement day —
(a) the
appointment continues to have effect for a period of 2 years beginning on
the commencement day, unless before then —
(i)
the appointee resigns by written notice given to the
Minister; or
(ii)
the appointment is revoked by the Minister;
and
(b)
during the period when the appointment continues to have effect under this
subregulation, the appointee is to be taken to hold a pilot’s licence
for the port.
(4) If, immediately
before the commencement day, a certificate was valid for use in respect of an
existing port —
(a) the
certificate is, subject to these regulations, valid for use in respect of a
port of the same name; and
(b) the
port of that name, instead of the existing port, is to be taken to be
specified in the certificate.
[Regulation 52 inserted: Gazette
4 Jun 2010 p. 2442‑4.]