Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 11 December 2013
These regulations are administered in the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the regulation)
These regulations –(a) prescribe certain craft as vessels for the purposes of the Marine and Safety Authority Act 1997 ; and(b) provide for the wearing of approved personal flotation devices by persons on certain craft and by persons being towed by motor boats; and(c) prescribe mandatory safety equipment to be carried on lightweight craft; and(d) contain provisions relating to operating vessels at safe speeds and operating vessels in designated waters; and(e) provide for the wearing of life jackets on certain vessels and the maintenance of those life jackets; and(f) provide for the issue of towage permits by the Marine and Safety Authority; and(g) prescribe offences in respect of which infringement notices may be issued; and(h) replace the Marine and Safety (General) Regulations 2010 .