New Zealand Acts

MARITIME TRANSPORT ACT 1994 - SECT 225

225 Interpretation

In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,—  
"harmful substance" means any substance specified as a harmful substance for the purposes of this definition by the marine protection rules    
"MARPOL" means the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto; and includes any subsequent protocol or amendment to, or revision of, that convention accepted or ratified by New Zealand    
"mining activity" means an activity carried out for, or in connection with,—  

a) the identification of areas of the seabed likely to contain mineral deposits; or

b) the identification of mineral deposits; or

c) the taking or extraction of minerals from the sea or seabed, and associated processing of those minerals

"mining discharge" , in relation to a harmful substance, means a discharge made as an integral part of, or as a direct result of, mining activity  
"noxious liquid substance" means any substance specified as a noxious liquid substance for the purposes of this definition by the marine protection rules    
"pollution incident" means an event involving the probable discharge or escape into the sea or seabed of a harmful substance in contravention of this Act or the Resource Management Act 1991 or the Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Act 2012     
"transfer facility" means any facility, structure, or building for transferring liquids to or from a ship or an offshore installation; and includes any storage tanks or pipelines connected to the facility.  

Note: 1974 No 14 s 2(1), (3)

History: Section 225 discharge: repealed, on 16 November 2021, by section 6 of the Maritime Transport (MARPOL Annex VI) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 45).   Section 225 marine protection product: repealed, on 16 November 2021, by section 6 of the Maritime Transport (MARPOL Annex VI) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 45).     Section 225 mining activity: inserted, on 31 October 2015, by section 47(1) of the Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 85).     Section 225 mining discharge: inserted, on 31 October 2015, by section 47(1) of the Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 85).     Section 225 pollution incident: amended, on 23 December 2023, by section 6 of the Resource Management (Natural and Built Environment and Spatial Planning Repeal and Interim Fast-track Consenting) Act 2023 (2023 No 68).     Section 225 pollution incident: amended, on 31 October 2015, by section 47(1) of the Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 85).     Section 225 reception facility: repealed, on 16 November 2021, by section 6 of the Maritime Transport (MARPOL Annex VI) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 45).