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Marine Act 1981
131Declaration of declared services
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131 Declaration of declared services
(1) The Minister may, for the purposes of ensuring the orderly conduct
of a particular industry or area of water, the safety of the public, the
interests of tourism generally or for purposes otherwise in the public
interest, by Gazette notice, declare:
(a) specified commercial operations; or
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(b) all commercial operations within a specified area;
to be declared services in respect of which a licence is required for
the purposes of this Part.
(2) A declaration under subsection (1) comes into operation:
(a) 30 days after the date on which it is published in the Gazette;
or
(b) where a later date is specified in the declaration, on that date.
(3) As soon as practicable after making a declaration under
subsection (1), the Director must:
(a) publish a notice in a newspaper circulating in the Territory;
and
(b) give notice in writing to persons who are, to his or her
knowledge, likely to be affected by the declaration;
of the declaration and of its effect.