Mooring Regulations 1998

A mooring licensee may, by written notice to the Minister, request that —

the particulars of the licensed vessel be deleted from the register and mooring licence of the licensee; and

another suitable vessel nominated by the mooring licensee be substituted as the licensed vessel.

A mooring licensee who sells or otherwise disposes of the licensee’s interest in a licensed vessel must give written notice of the sale or disposal, and the date of the sale or disposal, to the Minister within 15 days after the sale or disposal.

Subregulation (2) does not apply to a mooring licensee whose mooring licence specifies a commercial resources mooring site.

A mooring licensee who gives notice under subregulation (2) may, within 6 months after the date of the sale or disposal, by written notice request the Minister to substitute as a licensed vessel in the register and on the mooring licence another suitable vessel nominated and owned by the mooring licensee.

A request referred to in subregulation (1) or (3) is to be accompanied by full particulars of the nominated vessel.

If —

a notice is given in accordance with subregulation (1) or (3); and

the fee specified in Schedule 3 item 10 is paid; and

the Minister is satisfied that the nominated vessel is a suitable vessel,

For the purposes of this regulation a vessel is a suitable vessel if —

the mooring licensee is named on the certificate of registration of the vessel as the owner of that vessel or produces satisfactory evidence of ownership of the vessel to the Minister; and

the vessel is not a licensed vessel for any other mooring site in the same mooring control area; and

the length of the vessel is 5 metres or more and does not exceed the maximum vessel length for the mooring site.

Subregulation (6)(a) does not apply if the relevant mooring site is a commercial resources mooring site.

The Minister may exempt a vessel from complying with subregulation (6)(b) if the Minister considers there are special circumstances that justify the exemption.