New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
(1) The company of a New Zealand ship must ensure that a security assessment of that ship is carried out by a person with the appropriate skills to evaluate the security of that ship, taking into account any requirements specified in regulations made under this Act.
(2) A company may engage a recognised security organisation to carry out the security assessment of a New Zealand ship.
(3) A ship security assessment must comply with any requirements prescribed in regulations made under this Act.
(4) The company of a New Zealand ship must ensure that each ship security assessment is—
(a) periodically reviewed and updated, taking into account changing threats or minor changes in the ship; and
(b) if major changes take place to the ship, reviewed and updated as soon as practicable.
Compare: Code, Part A s 8