Discharge of sewage in coastal marine area

Section 11 of the Resource Management (Marine Pollution) Regulations, 1998

11. Discharge of sewage in coastal marine area-

(1) Before 1 July 2000, any person may discharge sewage in the coastal marine area from a shipor offshore installation, unless that discharge is within 500 metres (0.27 nautical miles) of a marine farm.

(2) On or after 1 July 2000, no person may discharge sewage in the coastal marine area from a ship or offshore installation unless that discharge occurs-

(a) More than 500 metres (0.27 nautical miles) seaward from mean high water springs; and

(b) More than 500 metres (0.27 nautical miles) from a marine farm; and

(d) more than 200 metres (0.108 nautical miles) from a marine reserve, except the marine reserve constituted by the Marine Reserve (Kermadec Islands) Order 1990; and

(e)more than 500 metres (0.27 nautical miles) from an area that the Minister of Fisheries has declared by notice in the Gazette to be a mataitai reserve under regulations made under section 186of the Fisheries Act 1996. ]

(3) A rule may only be included in a regional coastal plan or a proposed regional coastal plan relating to the discharges under this regulation if-

(a) The rule increases the distances seaward or increases the depth specified in subclause (2) for any harbours, estuaries embayments, or other parts of a region [, or increases the distances from a marine farm, marine reserve, or mataitai reserve specified in subclause (2), ] for all or any part of the year; and

(b) The rule takes effect on or after 1 July 2000.