Certain acts in protected zone prohibited without permit
5 Certain acts in protected zone prohibited without permit
A person must not, except in accordance with a permit granted by the Minister under section 15 of the Act—
bring into a protected zone—
equipment constructed or adapted for the purposes of diving, salvage or recovery operations; or
explosives, instruments or tools, the use of which would be likely to damage or interfere with a historic shipwreck or historic relic situated within the protected zone; or
use any such equipment, explosives, instruments or tools within a protected zone; or
cause a vessel carrying such equipment, explosives, instruments or tools to enter, or remain within, a protected zone; or
trawl, dive or engage in any other underwater activity within a protected zone; or
moor or use a vessel within a protected zone. Maximum penalty: Maximum penalty: $10 000. Expiation fee: $750.
If subregulation (1)(c) or (e) is contravened, the owner and operator of the vessel are each guilty of an offence. Maximum penalty: Maximum penalty: $10 000. Expiation fee: $750.
An inspector may give an expiation notice for an alleged offence against this regulation.
In this regulation—
operator and owner, of a vessel, have the same respective meanings as in the Harbors and Navigation Act 1993.
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