Ports Authority (Amendment) Act No. 6 of 2022

2022 Ports Authority Amendment No. 6 SAMOA Arrangement of Provisions 1. Short title and commencement 2. Section 17 amended 3. Section 17A repealed 4. Section 64 amended 5. Schedule 1 amended 6. Savings and transitional 2022, No. 6 AN ACT to amend the Ports Authority Act 1998 (“principal Act”). [24th October 2022] 2 Ports Authority Amendment 2022, No. 6 BE IT ENACTED by the Legislative Assembly of Samoa in Parliament assembled as follows: 1. Short title and commencement: This Act may be cited as the Ports Authority Amendment Act 2022 and commences on 1 October 2022. 2. Section 17 amended: Section 17(4) of the principal Act is repealed. 3. Section 17A repealed: Section 17A of the principal Act is repealed. 4. Section 64 amended: Section 64(1) of the principal Act is amended follows: (a) after “approaches thereto” omit “, to deal with any other transitional matter to give effect to the transfer of property under section 17A”; and (b) at the end of paragraph (cc), substitute the full stop with a “;”; and (c) after paragraph (cc), insert a new paragraph (dd) as follows: “(dd) to provide for the transition and transfer of staff and assets from the Samoa Shipping Corporation Limited to the Authority and any other transitional matters to give effect to the transfer of assets and staff under the Ports Authority Amendment Act 2022.”. 2022, No. 6 Ports Authority Amendment 3 5. Schedule 1 amended: Schedule 1 of the principal Act is amended by inserting in its alphabetical order the following Ports: “Port of Mulifanua Port of Salelologa”. 6. Savings and transitional: (1) At the commencement of this Act, any legal proceeding that commenced by the Samoa Shipping Corporation Limited (“Corporation”) in relation to the Port of Mulifanua or Port of Salelologa (“ports”) is taken to be commenced by the Samoa Ports Authority (“Authority”) and continued as if they were commenced by the Authority. (2) At the commencement of this Act, any power exercised in relation to the ports, is taken to be exercised by the Authority, or the General Manager of the Authority. (3) At the commencement of this Act, any existing security, cleaner or any other prescribed employee or staff employed by the Corporation in relation to the ports continue in their appointments and is taken to be employed or contracted by the Authority. 4 Ports Authority Amendment 2022, No. 6 (4) All debts, liabilities and obligations in connection with or pertaining to the ports prior to the commencement of this Act will remain vested in the Corporation. The Ports Authority Amendment Act 2022 is administered by the Ministry of Works, Transport and Infrastructure. Printed by the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly, by authority of the Legislative Assembly.