New Zealand Acts

MARITIME TRANSPORT ACT 1994 - SECT 98

98 Interpretation

In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,—  
"Crown entity" has the same meaning as in section 7 of the Crown Entities Act 2004     
"tidal water" means—  

a) any part of the sea:

b) any part of a river within the ebb and flow of the tide at mean spring tides

"wreck" includes—

a) any ship or aircraft which is abandoned, stranded, or in distress at sea or in any river or lake or other inland water, or any equipment or cargo or other articles belonging to or separated from any such ship or aircraft or belonging to or separated from any ship or aircraft which is lost at sea or in any river or lake or other inland water; and

b) shipping containers and property lost overboard or similarly separated from a ship, other than cargo lost in the course of its unloading or discharge from the ship while the ship is in a port.

Note: 1950 No 34 s 2(1) ; 1952 No 49 s 2(1) ; 1987 No 184 s 2(1)

History: Section 98 Crown entity: substituted, on 25 January 2005, by section 200 of the Crown Entities Act 2004 (2004 No 115).   Section 98 Receiver: repealed, on 9 June 1999, by section 13(1) of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 1999 (1999 No 68).     Section 98 salvage: repealed, on 16 October 2003, by section 13(2) of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 1999 (1999 No 68).     Section 98 salvage services: repealed, on 16 October 2003, by section 13(2) of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 1999 (1999 No 68).     Section 98 salvor: repealed, on 16 October 2003, by section 13(2) of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 1999 (1999 No 68).     Section 98 wreck: substituted, on 9 June 1999, by section 13(3) of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 1999 (1999 No 68).