27Authorisation to use power boats

27  Authorisation to use power boats

 (1) A person may apply to the Minister in writing for authorisation to operate:

 (a) a domestic commercial vessel on a lake; or

 (b) any other power boat on a lake for a stated purpose.

 (2) A sports club may apply to the Minister in writing for authorisation to operate a power boat on a lake in connection with the conduct of, or the training of persons for, a competition in an aquatic sport.

 (3) The Minister may give an authorisation to a person who has applied under subsection (1), or a sports club that has applied under subsection (2), on such conditions (if any) as the Minister thinks fit.

 (4) A person or sports club authorised under subsection (3) may apply to the Minister in writing for a condition of the authorisation to be varied or revoked.

 (5) The Minister may, at any time, by notice in writing to a person or sports club authorised under subsection (3):

 (a) impose further conditions on the authorisation; or

 (b) vary or revoke a condition of the authorisation (whether or not the Minister has received an application under subsection (4)).

 (6) The Minister may, by notice in writing to a person or sports club authorised under subsection (3), revoke the authorisation if the person or sports club:

 (a) fails to comply with a provision of this Ordinance; or

 (b) fails to comply with a condition of the authorisation.

 (7) A notice under this section may be served on a sports club:

 (a) by giving a copy of the notice to a member of the governing body of the club; or

 (b) by sending it by prepaid post, addressed to the governing body of the club, at the club’s last known address.