Small Craft Act No. 23 of 2011. Pays/Territoire Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée Type du document Législation Date 2011 Source FAO, FAOLEX Titre completAn Act to provide for the safety of persons using small craft in Papua New Guinea and to provide for a system of national and provincial regulation of small craft; and the standards for construction, safety, equipping, operation and registration of small craft, and related matters. Sujet Mer Mot clé Certification Navire de pêche Collectivité locale Navigation Infractions/sanctions Enregistrement Transport/dépôt Aire géographique Asie et Pacifique, Mélanésie, Océanie, Petits états insulaires en développement, Pacifique Sud Entry into force notes This Act shall enter into force with a notice by the Head of State in the National Gazette. Résumé This Act lays down rules for the establishment, structure, functions and authorities of a Provincial Small Craft Registration Board; registration, marking and licensing of small craft; construction and safety of small craft; fees; and offences and penalties in case of breach of the provisions of this Act. The owner of a commercial small craft shall apply for licensing the craft to the Provincial Small Craft Registration Board where the craft is located or where the craft is proposed to operate at the time of licensing for the operation of commercial passenger small craft, commercial fishing small craft, commercial cargo small craft, or commercial mixed use small craft. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.parliament.gov.pg