Shipping (Amendment) Act (No.6 of 2022)

Act 6 of 2022 C T SHIPPING (AMENDMENT) ACT 2022 Shipping (Amendment) Act 2022 Arrangement of Sections to Act 6 of 2022 Page 3 C T SHIPPING (AMENDMENT) ACT 2022 Arrangement of Sections Section 1 Short Title and Interpretation ................................................................................. 5 2 Section 122 amended ............................................................................................. 5 Shipping (Amendment) Act 2022 Section 1 to Act 6 of 2022 Page 5 C T SHIPPING (AMENDMENT) ACT 2022 Act 6 of 2022 AN ACT TO AMEND THE SHIPPING ACT [CAP 22.09] I assent, TUPOU VI, 26th January 2023. BE IT ENACTED by the King and Legislative Assembly of Tonga in the Legislature of the Kingdom as follows: 1 Short Title and Interpretation (1) This Act may be cited as the Shipping (Amendment) Act 2022 . (2) In this Act, the Shipping Act [Cap 22.09], as amended, shall be referred to as the “Principal Act”. 2 Section 122 amended Section 122 of the Principal Act is amended by deleting subsection (2) and replacing it with the following “(2) Where a ship proceeds to sea in contravention of subsection (1) the owner of the ship and its master commit an offence and are liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000, or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 5 years, or both, and in either case the ship is subject to forfeiture to the Crown.”. Section 2 Shipping (Amendment) Act 2022 Page 6 Act 6 of 2022 to Passed by the Legislative Assembly on 26th day of October 2022.