New Zealand Acts

MARITIME TRANSPORT ACT 1994 - SECT 53

53 Suspended persons not to work or be employed

1 No person shall employ or engage on board a New Zealand ship, or any ship involved in coastal shipping under section 198 , a person who has been suspended under section 52 .

2 No person who has been suspended under section 52 shall offer himself or herself for work or employment on board a New Zealand ship, or any ship involved in coastal shipping under section 198 .

3 Every person commits an offence who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes this section.

4 Every person who commits an offence against subsection (3) is liable on conviction,—

a) in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $5,000:

b) in the case of a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding $50,000.

History: Section 53 heading: amended, on 23 October 2013, by section 17(1) of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 84).   Section 53(1): amended, on 23 October 2013, by section 17(2) of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 84).     Section 53(2): amended, on 23 October 2013, by section 17(3) of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 84).     Section 53(4): amended, on 1 July 2013, by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).