Whereas, pursuant to section 441 of the Maritime Transport Act 1994, the Minister of Transport did delegate those powers under section 12 (6) of the Submarine Cables and Pipelines Protection Act 1996 to the Maritime Safety Authority by an instrument of delegation dated 19 March 1997.
And whereas, pursuant to section 442 of the Maritime Transport Act 1994, the Maritime Safety Authority did delegate those powers under section 12 (6) of the Submarine Cables and Pipelines Protection Act 1996 to the Director
of Maritime Safety by an instrument of delegation dated
26 March 1997.
Therefore I, Russell Paul Kilvington, Director, Maritime Safety Authority, hereby make the following declaration.
D e c l a r a t i o n
The Order in Council under section 12 of the Submarine Cables and Pipelines Protection Act 1996 entitled the Submarine Cables and Pipelines Protection Order 1992 shall not apply in respect of the following ships:
Norseman
Pacific Hideaway
and the remote operated vehicles and sonar systems associated with those ships whilst working in the protected area designated "Area 2 - Hauraki Gulf" for a survey of the wreck RMS Niagara from 1 March 2003 to 16 March 2003
and with the conditional written approval of Telecom
New Zealand Limited.
This notice comes into effect on and from the time of publication of this notice on 20 February 2003.
Dated at Wellington this 18th day of February 2003.
RUSSELL KILVINGTON, Director, Maritime Safety Authority.