New Zealand Acts

MARITIME TRANSPORT ACT 1994 - SECT 281

281 Interpretation

In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,—  
"marine oil spill" means an oil spill into the internal waters of New Zealand or New Zealand marine waters    
"marine oil spill contingency plan" or
"plan" means a shipboard, or site, or regional marine oil spill contingency plan or the national marine oil spill contingency plan    
"marine oil spill response" or
"response" means any action taken by or under the authority, or with the approval, of an on-scene commander in relation to a marine oil spill    
"national marine oil spill contingency plan" or
"national plan" means the plan most recently prepared or reviewed under section 297     
"National On-Scene Commander" means the National On-Scene Commander appointed under section 319     
"New Zealand marine oil spill response strategy" or
"response strategy" means the strategy most recently prepared or reviewed under section 283     
"New Zealand Oil Pollution Fund" means the fund established under section 330     
"Oil Pollution Advisory Committee" or
"Committee" means the committee appointed under section 282     
"oil spill" means any actual or probable release, discharge, or escape of oil    
"oil transfer site" or
"site" means any land, site, building, structure, or facility (whether on land or above the seabed) that is used to transfer oil, or at or from which oil is transferred, to, or from, a ship, or offshore installation    
"on-scene commander" means the National On-Scene Commander or any regional on-scene commander    
"regional marine oil spill contingency plan" means a marine oil spill contingency plan prepared by a regional council and approved by the Director under section 292 or prepared by the Director under section 295     
"regional on-scene commander" means a regional on-scene commander appointed under section 318     
"requisitioned property" means any land, building, vehicle, New Zealand ship, or any other real or personal property requisitioned under section 305(1)(g)     
"shipboard marine oil spill contingency plan" means a plan prepared under the marine protection rules in respect of a ship and providing for the measures to be taken in respect of marine oil spills from the ship    
"site marine oil spill contingency plan" means a plan prepared under the marine protection rules in respect of an offshore installation, or oil transfer site, and providing for the measures to be taken in respect of marine oil spills from the offshore installation or oil transfer site, as the case may be.