Shipping Act 1987

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Reprint as at 1 April 2021

Shipping Act 1987

Public Act		1987 No 183
Date of assent		20 July 1987
Commencement		see section 1(2)

Note

Changes authorised by subpart 2 of Part 2 of the Legislation Act 2012 have been made in this official reprint.

Note 4 at the end of this reprint provides a list of the amendments incorporated.

This Act is administered by the Ministry of Transport.

	Title
1	Short Title and commencement
2	Interpretation
2A	Act is maritime Act
	Part 1 Shipping policy and practices [Repealed]
3	Shipping policy objectives [Repealed]
4	Unfair practices justifying use of Minister’s powers to initiate investigations and issue directions [Repealed]
5	Minister may investigate suspected unfair practices [Repealed]
6	Report on investigation [Repealed]
7	Minister may issue directions to carriers engaging in unfair practices [Repealed]
8	Restrictions on directions [Repealed]
9	Period for which direction in force [Repealed]
10	Minister’s powers not to be delegated [Repealed]
11	Offences [Repealed]
	Part 2 Inter-Governmental shipping relations
12	Regulations may be made for defence of New Zealand shipping or trading interests
13	Designation of national flag carriers
	Part 3 Miscellaneous provisions [Repealed]
14	Application of other Acts [Repealed]
15	Repeal and consequential amendments [Repealed]
	Reprint notes

An Act to promote fair dealing and safeguard competition in New Zealand’s outwards shipping services, and to discourage discrimination against New Zealand shipping and trading interests by foreign governments

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