New Zealand Acts

MARITIME TRANSPORT ACT 1994 - SECT 269

269 Application for marine protection document

1 Every application for the grant or renewal of a marine protection document, or for the recognition of a document as a marine protection document, shall be made to the Director in the prescribed form or, if there is no prescribed form, in such form as the Director may require.

2 Every applicant under subsection (1) shall include in his or her application his or her address for service in New Zealand including, where applicable, telephone and facsimile numbers.

3 It shall be the duty of every holder of a marine protection document to maintain the currency of the information provided under subsection (2) by promptly notifying the Director of any change to the address, telephone number, or facsimile number.

4 The Director shall ensure that a record of all information provided under this section is maintained at the Maritime Registry.

5 Service of any notice, notification, or other document under this Act on a holder of a marine protection document, or on an applicant under subsection (1), shall be effective service if served at the address last provided by that holder or applicant.

Note: 1990 No 98 s 8 ; 1992 No 75 s 5