The Parliamentary Counsel Office has made editorial and format changes to this version using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

Note 4 at the end of this version provides a list of the amendments included in it.

This order is administered by the Ministry of Transport.

Pursuant to section 2(2) of the Maritime Transport Act 1994, Her Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby makes the following order.

1	Title and commencement
1A	Transitional, savings, and related provisions
2	Specified international conventions declared to be conventions for purposes of Parts 1 to 15 of Maritime Transport Act 1994
	Schedule 1 Transitional, savings, and related provisions
	Schedule 2 Conventions declared for purposes of Parts 1 to 15 of Maritime Transport Act 1994
	Gazette Information
	Notes

Order

1 Title and commencement

(1)

This order may be cited as the Maritime Transport Act (Conventions) Order 1994.

(2)

This order shall come into force on 1 February 1995.

1A Transitional, savings, and related provisions

The transitional, savings, and related provisions set out in Schedule 1 have effect according to their terms.

Clause 1A: inserted, on 19 May 2026, by section 195 of the Regulatory Systems (Transport) Amendment Act 2026 (2026 No 21).

2 Specified international conventions declared to be conventions for purposes of Parts 1 to 15 of Maritime Transport Act 1994

(1)

Every international convention specified in Schedule 2—

(a)

relates to maritime transport; and

(b)

is an instrument to which New Zealand is a party; and

(c)

is declared to be a convention for the purposes of Parts 1 to 15 of the Maritime Transport Act 1994.

(2)

[Revoked]

Clause 2: replaced, on 26 November 2021, by clause 4 of the Maritime Transport Act (Conventions) Amendment Order 2021 (SL 2021/378).

Clause 2 heading: amended, on 19 May 2026, by section 196(1) of the Regulatory Systems (Transport) Amendment Act 2026 (2026 No 21).

Clause 2(1): amended, on 19 May 2026, by section 196(2) of the Regulatory Systems (Transport) Amendment Act 2026 (2026 No 21).

Clause 2(2): revoked, on 19 May 2026, by section 196(3) of the Regulatory Systems (Transport) Amendment Act 2026 (2026 No 21).

Schedule 1 Transitional, savings, and related provisions

cl 1A

Schedule 1: replaced, on 19 May 2026, by section 197 of the Regulatory Systems (Transport) Amendment Act 2026 (2026 No 21).

Part 1 Provision relating to Regulatory Systems (Transport) Amendment Act 2026

Schedule 1 Part 1: inserted, on 19 May 2026, by section 197 of the Regulatory Systems (Transport) Amendment Act 2026 (2026 No 21).

1 Existing conventions include amendments to those conventions

(1)

A convention, protocol, or agreement specified in Schedule 2 as inserted by the amendment Act includes any amendment to, or revision of, that convention, protocol, or agreement—

(a)

if New Zealand is a party to the amendment or revision; and

(b)

whether New Zealand became a party to the amendment or revision before, on, or after the date that the amendment Act came into force.

(2)

In this clause, amendment Act means the Regulatory Systems (Transport) Amendment Act 2026.

Schedule 1 clause 1: inserted, on 19 May 2026, by section 197 of the Regulatory Systems (Transport) Amendment Act 2026 (2026 No 21).

Schedule 2 Conventions declared for purposes of Parts 1 to 15 of Maritime Transport Act 1994

cl 2

Schedule 2: inserted, on 19 May 2026, by section 197 of the Regulatory Systems (Transport) Amendment Act 2026 (2026 No 21).

Convention on the International Maritime Organization, 1948

Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic, 1965

International Convention on Load Lines, 1966

Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966

International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969

International Convention for Safe Containers, 1972

Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972

International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974

Protocol of 1978 relating to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974

Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974

Convention on the International Mobile Satellite Organization, 1976

International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978

International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue, 1979

International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Fishing Vessel Personnel, 1995

Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

Marie Shroff,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2019.

Date of notification in Gazette: 1 December 1994.

Notes

1 General

This is a consolidation of the Maritime Transport Act (Conventions) Order 1994 that incorporates the amendments made to the legislation so that it shows the law as at its stated date.

2 Legal status

A consolidation is taken to correctly state, as at its stated date, the law enacted or made by the legislation consolidated and by the amendments. This presumption applies unless the contrary is shown.

Section 78 of the Legislation Act 2019 provides that this consolidation, published as an electronic version, is an official version. A printed version of legislation that is produced directly from this official electronic version is also an official version.

3 Editorial and format changes

The Parliamentary Counsel Office makes editorial and format changes to consolidations using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. See also PCO editorial conventions for consolidations.

4 Amendments incorporated in this consolidation

Regulatory Systems (Transport) Amendment Act 2026 (2026 No 21): sections 195–197

Maritime Transport Act (Conventions) Amendment Order 2021 (SL 2021/378)

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