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Shipping (Amendment) Act 2015

REPUBLIC OF VANUATU

SHIPPING (AMENDMENT)
ACT NO. 9 OF 2015

Arrangement of Sections

REPUBLIC OF VANUATU

Assent: 04/08/2015
Commencement: 27/06/2016

SHIPPING (AMENDMENT)
ACT NO. 9 OF 2015

An Act to amend the Shipping Act [CAP 53].

Be it enacted by the President and Parliament as follows-

1. Amendments

The Shipping Act [CAP 53] is amended as set out in the Schedule.

2. Commencement

This Act commences on the day on which it is published in the Gazette.

SCHEDULE

AMENDMENTS OF THE SHIPPING ACT [CAP 53]

1. Paragraph 3A(1)(b)

After “Vanuatu” (second occurring), insert “or beyond the limits of Vanuatu”

2. Subsection 28A(1)

Delete “licensed surveyor”, substitute “licensing officer”

3. Subsection 28A(3)

Repeal the subsection, substitute

“(3) Any costs incurred in arranging for a licensing officer to carry out an inspection and survey under subsection (1), is to be met by the person importing the vessel.”