19Nature of buoys

19 Nature of buoys

(1)  A person must not set and use any apparatus that requires being marked with a buoy unless the buoy –

(a) at its widest part, has a volume that is able to hold an intact sphere with a diameter of not less than 185 millimetres; and

(b) is specifically designed as a buoy; and

(c) floats on the surface of the water.

Penalty:  Grade 1 penalty.

(2)  The holder of an authorisation must not, in State waters, have possession of any device designed to conceal a buoy under the surface of those waters, unless possession of the device is authorised by the Secretary.

Penalty:  Grade 2 penalty.