Western Province Coastal and Lagoon Shipping Ordinance 1991

Title a.tid oomr.icncemen-1.. PllOV-!UlOlAL oovra.un•U:i:!:;'.I.' J~C:'.t' 19Ul !·JE$'ri:1Ulli: f'ROVINCE CO.A&!AL AND LAGOOll SHIPPii~ 0.lIDIN:t:.m::r: 199, An Ordi;na.nce to proyide for tho control· of coast"f,i and. t~v~C"ll'!. -~:.,5.:)J;~ \r..-.: t·o bet-ter :prot e9t t~o safety of. the. pco plc of rr,;Gt j:?: .. Prov¥J.08 ~d 1;o. protect. the coo.Stfl,1 c.nt r.~.'.!'ino . ·en:v1r·~11ent of ·1-!estern Province . Arra.ngement·of Sections 1. TH la a.nd commencement 2+ Inte.rpretation J. SpeAd limits in lagpona 4. Marine pollution 5. Jotico 6. ~owers of authorized off'ice:-'.'s 7. l>eleeation of powors l., This Ordinance.is called tho Her~ter11 Pro~.riucc Co:::,,: ,·to.1 and; ;a.e;oon. :Shippinc; ~clinanoe 199, · and sha.lJ. com & into fore~ u,pon ·approval 'by:the l,linister in Bccorcl.ruice wi-l;h Sic-ti o~1 32 of -the Provincial:· Oov~rrimcn.t: ~ot 1981 and. :11.i:11ic:at.ion in t!to Solomon ls-lands Gazetj;e 2,. In ·-this Or4inanoo, · c.:x;oept wh<:rc. ·tho ooni; i:l:rl i-r.--:iu..i.ros othcrw:i se ~ 0 Au-il"loriz¢d 0:ffi:cer.11 mQan,s any Police; 01:'fic<,r, · i.ny 0:f,f'ic:-::r, -:;3 defined.in· tho· Cuatotis ~a Excise ./1.ot:- any I•'ish,:,:i:-i,:-l Ofi'ic9r, s.ny Arta Co11.ata.blc, ani· Adr.iinistrEi.ti vc; Of:t'icol" c..nc, ru1:1 •Otil~ir ,,erson a.n·.;,ointod bv thG \estern lTovinci.:-.l T-;:u,cti.ti~J".;· to b.o ... ... - ., - ' a.."'1 e,uthort·sct1 officer for. tho purposos of' this O:ec1ino.noe ltooa.stal m:ttcrs" means tho area sea.ware. over 1-•hich ~-~est::..rn Pro·\'incc has juris4iotion e.s clo1:Jori bed in Section 3 of tho Provincinl Governmen~ Act 1981 ''la.eoon" include,:, but is not liraitocl to the Mn.rov'l La.o;oon:; 'Gh~, Roviena La.econ, the; Vona. Vona L.a,c :oon, the nfl,v:i.!Tablc:, ck~:.1,.10ls and a.pproacbos to the ports of 'lizo and :Nox-o a.11d the por'tr.i o:? Oizo and Naro "marine pollution" means tho in:i:rod.uction 'b~." p~1•s,..n'1 ~i:~ze;·i;ly o-r indirectly of substances or en::reY into · ·tho mu:i.no environment 1:•llich ·includes. estuaries which r~::uJ.ti:, ,-;r ~ ·:: likely to refJUlt in such del~tcrious offr.otr- ."\S hr.:::-m tc, livine reso..roes and marina life, hc~z:wc.'.!.R ·ic-, !1t11:1r.i:.1 nc,E:..~h , hindrance :to marino .:..ctivities -includil'l:~ fit;hi.1:; '~'t'rl f')°!:-;:i~r lo~i -t:i.raat e uaos ·of the s~e., impairment <'If qttl\l~. -I; y f ·"'!' -, ·::: ::, f soa. water. o.nd roduction ·of a.-nenitic.s ,. "Ilaster of a ship"· means the porson llavh-:c: co1!lmr>.nc".. or c11r~x-r> of a nhi;p for the time beinc but doou 11d includ"1 ~ ::,;.lot Speed limits in la.goons /iarino ?ollution "Owner of a ship" includes a charte:rer, a salvo:r c:-.nd a:ny a.e;ent of the owner, charterer or f,alvor "\;,erson". means any person, pcrsons 1 company 9 public body af.: herein defined, association, co-opGrative, commm1ity arid any other body of pera9ns "public body" includes the Provincial Governmcmt, , rfil Area Council-, a Town Council, division or department of the Solomon Isl~nd.s Government and any statutory body "ship" and 11 shipping" means any ship, tu~,. lighter, Qare;e or vessel of any kind Nha.tsoever whether propelleo. by engine or not but does not include a canoe· 3.1 The max:i.mwn speed permitted for all shipping·pr9ceedine in a lo.goon is six (6) knots PROVIDED HOVF.VER· that ·this speed may be exceeded: (a) in the case of an emergency (b) if the o~•:-ncr o.f a. ship obtains the prior writt.en ~pprov~l from th~ Ues;t;ern Prc,vincia.1- SElcret~ry~ .. The FestE3r~ I'rovinc:i:,a.1 ,,B~cretary may refe~ • the reg u~e;t f o:t ar:•provol: to the J··iestern PJ:"ovipcial J~xeouti ve .f<:>r directions. 3. 2 Subject alt~ys to the provision· or subr;ection 3 •. ;i,; shipl)i.n5 in a. l~oon mu.st a.t all tim.es: (a) proceed at.a safe speed taking .all the conditions anc1. circumstances into account · . (b) proceed at a. speed ·Nhich will no't cause m1due or unnecessE-#ry damage to the coa.stRl environment and· coastal proport;y ( o) proceed at a speed uhich ·wi. 11 not endanger · c1,nother s11.ii:1 .or a. oi:moe or a.n:r person 011 boc>,rd that ship o:."' canoe: 3.3 The Master of any ship Fhich contravc,ne~ the provisions of subsection 3.1 or s,1bscction 3.2 is guilty of an off0nco and is lia1,le to a fine not excoedinr,- five hundred c-:.oJ.lars (¢500.,.QO) or in default of paymElnt to imprisonment not nxceedinr: three ( 3) months 4.1 No ship and no person on board a ship or canoe is r,orndttod to drop, throw ·overboard or dischare:e in coe.sta.l wa;tcrs o.ny littor 1 rubbish, refuse, e;arb~':'e or any useless or unwanted m;,,toriti,lu or equipnent or oil or any other hf',zarc1,>US products or cho1niccls including but not limitoc.. to petrol and bilees ,-rc;;ber or any other matter or thing ca.usine or lilcely ·to caus,:J marin0 pollution 4. 2 Subsection 4.1 docs not 2.pply to the dumpinc; or d.ischrc~rce of bio-dctrrado.ble food or·su1:>stm1.cos or humr-in we.ste (seve.,:~e) rthorized :·ficerfJ 4.3 f1he. Ma~t~r or Ol"Jn~r of any ship Fhioh. oonj;rt.ven~s th0 P.PQViSion of ,u1Jr.{c~·~iQn 4.1 e.nd/o:r nny l)Grocm. on boa.rd· a. ship qr f:tp.np!). whp oontra.vr:mas · tho prov5. sion of :3ul,noc"iiion 4~ l is c'WiHy ofan offenP.c;.ind is liable: to 3. fine not ~XC( c:'..~JV<: 0no th~uaanp. dolla;s. (~1000:0o) ~n,1 in clofa.ui-t; of payincirii ·''.o i111P.l!ififqn~ent nQt 1;n:oi::,.ed,;l,n~ ~i:x: (6) months 4.4 The court may or~or ·that any person founa S\.1.ilty of , . .ri o:t'f'f!lnco under au,bsection 4~ l must: (a) take such e.ction as the Ministry of Nri.t·!.ll'al Resourc~s d~ems neQ~ssa.ry and practiceJJle; to remedy or a.bate t4e marine pollution a:nd/or {b) rnoet the costs ino~red hy the rrovinoial or. Solonon Islands Govcrnmont or the costs of an indepen<lont · · 001i-tracto1• employed by the.Prov:i.rtcinl or:.S,olomonlslands Gov"'rnment in the remedying or t1batement of -~he .m.?,rine pollution 5-.J. Motwi ths·liandine tli.at. o. hoic1er of a Vestern Provin9,e .. Business Licence has not been cha.reed or found ,::,-uil~.y,of o.p . . qffence under this Ordinance, should the l;fost'3I'l'.l,.P~ovinciql ~. ,· • • , , , ,', .',.. "( '. • , , ' ,. , ,' , , , . , • .·• ·•~ ··:• ... I ,.. ". " .:>ecret~.ry htwe reasonable r.,-ounds· to susp~ct .. tlw,·i;·.~,,:: .. bu,si.nEls,s licence holder' i's causing 11'18.l':tno pollution,, liEl'tOX' .s.ho .~a,.;y: serve ~ ~ot i cc on :the busines.s li ceno~ J:10 lde;- .'i~~q -uir~:11:?:;,:~1}10 business •.l:i'cence. hollter to . e.nswer or p!Jt.p;La,.i~· f;l$~ ,:qi:i::",cum1=1·~~ll08l:3.. c;i vi:ne r±~e to: the suSpicion ,and. 8hould ti.ie -:',l~t1t Cf!~n ~ov:il}oleJ. Secre·ta.ry no·t ho; s;3,ti sfied 11,-ii th the aii$WE,Y' 9r ~xplcma'.~iqn. ;Ji"v·en and not "be. satisfied tha't the "'.Jusj,n0ss liccmq~- ~old~,~•,,1i~:,-;;2,J;:inc­ approp1~ia.t e action to ensure the.t no ffil",rinQ••PR~httion·,6deurE;. in the future. he or she. m;-..y :refer the mnt,her to ti~~ .Hewte'r.~ Provincial Execu·tive who may: (a) impose new terms and conditions to thF1,t psrson' s Wes·t ern P1·ovince Business I•:. ccmce or (b,} sus11end the bua.ir;i.e:ss licence or ( c) canoe 1 the btt::iinesa 1:iconce. 6.1 ·1t :is lawful fo:i;- ap.y . .Autl1orized. Officer to: {e.} .s-~op ap.d boaro. an:y ship which tr~~) Aut"11'.)rizc;u 0:ffioer l't~asonebly susp.eot s of contra.v(l:tine; th::) ·p:rov:i ~5. en~ of this Ordinance and ·to dtre.ct the 1-ie,ste:;.., o:f th,::, ship to proc8ed dirAc•t ·to a. stated. whar:i:, anohc:rG.,':;e or poi--+, (1,) make such enc1uiries c:!,nd tal.:e such act·ion nn f•.ppe:->.rs to t!~o Authorized O:ffioei"' ±o ·be rrecerJ~::try to c'-scer.ta-.i.n ·.-thctr..E1:::· any o"f:f-::,nce ·under ·this 'Orclina.nc0 .1.s 1.,e:Ln('; oT has :·;een .committee?:. o·r may illE;i.~o "'be~n .committE.C"'. (d.') do ci.11 such other :11:n-:tfuJ. :tots to enforce 1.:h,:, ·provisions of ·this Ordinance Dgleeation of powers in 1:ho ':.'X~r~ise of ~~y o~ "!;ha·~ Authorized .0f.fi-car 1 s powers und~r t·his O;rtiinanoe is ;.ru.ilty ·of an offence· and is liable to ~ ·tine not e~ceedil~s two -h~cl.r~d. dolla:i•s (¢200-00)" or in ~efc:n~lt of pq.~ent -~o impr,iso:,,r.ien·t nrri:i e:;:;ceeci.ins one (;1) month 7. The Poutorn.'.P.r.ovinoia.l Secretary- mP.y delec;a.te hin or ht,r powern a..11d ·fl,ut1es unde~-- this. Ordinan.ce ·c;o· any l~o-vin:oia.1 Governmen~ gr. P,µblic offio~r.