Marine Traffic Act, 1981 (Act No. 2 of 1981)

14. Regulations

Purchase

(1)	The Minister may make regulations—

(a)	regulating marine traffic in the territorial and internal waters, including the prescribing of ship reporting procedures, sea lanes and traffic separation schemes for ships in general or for any class of ship or for ships carrying nuclear or other dangerous or noxious substances;

[Section 14(1)(a) substituted by section 25(a) of Act No. 23 of 1997]

(b)	providing for the protection of navigational aids and facilities and offshore installations;

(bA)	prescribing measure to be taken on or in respect of offshore installations, including the equipment to be installed and maintained thereon, in the interests of the safety of navigation;

[Section 14(1)(bA) inserted by section 25(b) of Act No. 23 of 1997]

(c)	exempting any ship or class of ship from any provision of this Act;

(d)	as to any matters which in terms of this Act are required or permitted to be prescribed by regulation,

and, in general, for the better achievement of the objects of this Act.

[Section 14(1) amended by section 25(c) of Act No. 23 of 1997]

(2)	Regulations made under subsection (1) may—

(a)	prescribe for any contravention thereof or failure to comply therewith a penalty of a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years;

(b)	be applicable outside the Republic.

[Section 14(2) inserted by section 25(d) of Act No. 23 of 1997]