121Identification of relevant owner and master of vessel

#### 121 Identification of relevant owner and master of vessel 121 Identification of relevant owner and master of vessel > > (1) An authorised officer may require information about the relevant owner, operator or master of a vessel under this section for the purpose of an investigation. > > > (2) A person must, if an authorised officer requires the person to do so, supply all the information the person has regarding the identity and address of the relevant owner, operator or master of a vessel. > > > (3) Without limiting subsection (2), an authorised officer may require the relevant owner of a vessel to supply a written statement containing the identity and address of the master or operator of the vessel. Any such written statement is admissible in any proceedings as evidence (without proof of signature) of the identity and address of the master or operator of the vessel concerned. > > > (4) Without limiting subsection (2), an authorised officer may require the master of a vessel to supply a written statement containing the identity and address of the relevant owner or operator of the vessel. Any such written statement is admissible in any proceedings as evidence (without proof of signature) of the identity and address of the relevant owner or operator of the vessel concerned. > > > (5) Without limiting subsection (2), an authorised officer may require the operator of a vessel to supply a written statement containing the identity and address of the relevant owner or master of the vessel. Any such written statement is admissible in any proceedings as evidence (without proof of signature) of the identity and address of the relevant owner or master of the vessel concerned. > > **s 121:** Am 2008 No 59, Sch 1 \[54\]; 2016 No 28, Sch 1 \[49\]–\[53\]; 2025 No 12, Sch 1\[19\] \[67\].