Marine Protection Rules Part 180 - Dumping of Waste or Other Matter

Current version of Part 180

This rule applies to:

  • all dumping of waste or other matter into the New Zealand EEZ, and dumping from any New Zealand ship beyond that zone.
Marine Protection Rules Part 180
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Ships, offshore installations and aircraft must ensure that the standards and processes for deliberately disposing of non-operational waste or other matter into the sea are in compliance with part 180. It is also concerned with the deliberate disposal of ships, offshore installations and aircraft into the sea.

History of Part 180

Amendment

This Part was amended by Marine Protection Rules Various Amendments on 13 December 2019.

Marine Protection Rules Various Amendments 2019
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Amendment

This Part was amended by Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Amendment Act 2013.Timeline

Amendment

This Part was amended by Marine Protection Rules Various Amendments 2014, in 2015.

Amendment

This Part was amended by Marine Protection Various Amendments 2010.

Marine Protection Various Amendments 2010
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New part comes into force

Part 180 entered into force on 20 August 1998.Timeline

New part signed

Part 180 was signed into law by the Transport Minister on 28 June 1998.

Part 180: Original rule
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