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Ballast Water Research and Development Funding Levy Collection Act 1998 (Act No. 38 of 1998).

País/Territorio
Australia
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
1998 (2014)
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Título completo
An Act to provide for the collection of the levy imposed by the Ballast Water Research and Development Funding Levy Act 1998, and for related purposes.
Materia
Medio ambiente gen., Mar
Palabra clave
Contaminación marina Tarifas/cánones relativos al medio ambiente Fondo especial
Área geográphica
Asia y Pacifico, Australia y Nueva Zelandia, Océano Índico, Oceania, Pacífico Sur
Resumen

Levy imposed by the Ballast Water Research and Development Funding Levy Act 1998 is payable in respect of a ship, other than a ship declared by the regulations to be an exempt ship (2) The following persons are jointly and separately liable to pay any levy that is payable in respect of a ship: (a) the ship’s owner; (b) the ship’s master; (c) an agent or consignee of the ship who has paid, or is liable to pay, any charge on account of the ship. Section 7 prescribes when levy is due. Levy shall be paid to persons appointed under section 5 and in accordance with section 8. Levy payable in respect of a ship may be recovered in any court of summary jurisdiction by proceedings in the name of an authorized person. There is established a Strategic Ballast Water Research and Development Reserve. The purpose of the Reserve is to provide funding for the Strategic Ballast Water Research and Development Program. The Governor General may make regulations prescribing matters specified in section 13.

Texto completo
Inglés
Página web
www.austlii.edu.au

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Ballast Water Research and Development Funding Levy Collection Regulations 1998.

Legislación | Australia | 1998

Palabra clave: Contaminación marina, Tarifas/cánones relativos al medio ambiente

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX