92Removal of unlawfully moored or anchored vessels

92 Removal of unlawfully moored or anchored vessels

92 Removal of unlawfully moored or anchored vessels

(1) The Board may direct the person in charge of a vessel that is unlawfully moored or anchored in the Lagoon to remove the vessel.

(2) A person to whom such a direction is given must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with the direction.

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.

(3) If the person, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with the direction, the Board may carry out the direction and recover the reasonable cost of carrying out the direction from the person as a debt.

(4) In this clause, person in charge, in relation to a vessel, means—

(a) the person for the time being having control of the vessel, or

(b) if no person has control of the vessel for the time being—the person for the time being entitled to possession of the vessel, whether as owner, lessee, licensee or otherwise.