90Harbour master may carry out direction

90 Harbour master may carry out direction

90 Harbour master may carry out direction

(1) If—

(a) there is no person on board any vessel to whom a harbour master may give a direction under this Part and there are reasonable grounds for the harbour master to act urgently without giving the direction, or

(b) a direction under this Part is not complied with,

the harbour master may cause the vessel to be dealt with as required by the harbour master.

(2) For that purpose, the harbour master (or a person authorised by the harbour master) may board a vessel and move, secure or otherwise operate the vessel.

(3) The Minister may recover from the master or relevant owner of a vessel referred to in subsection (1) as a debt in any court of competent jurisdiction the reasonable charges and expenses incurred in the exercise of the harbour master’s functions under that subsection.

s 90: Am 2025 No 12, Sch 1[60].