Merchant Shipping (Civil Liability Convention) Act, 2013 (Act No. 25 of 2013)

Part 4 : Miscellaneous

15. Regulations

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(1)The Minister may make regulations—
(a)regarding any matter which, in terms of this Act, may or must be prescribed;
(b)giving effect to Article X of the 1992 Liability Convention;
(c)fixing fees to be paid in respect of any matters arising from the application of Article X of the Convention;
(d)regarding the conversion of the amounts of money referred to in paragraph 1 of Article V of the 1992 Liability Convention into amounts of money expressed in South African currency;
(e)regarding guarantees that are acceptable for the purposes of paragraph 3 of Article V of the 1992 Liability Convention;
(f)regarding the extent to which the right of subrogation provided for in paragraph 5 of Article V of the 1992 Liability Convention may be exercised by a person other than a person referred to in that paragraph;
(g)the ascertainment of the tonnage of a ship, including the estimation of the tonnage of a ship in circumstances where it is not possible or reasonably practicable to measure its tonnage; and
(h)regarding any ancillary or incidental administrative or procedural matter that it is necessary to prescribe for the proper implementation or administration of this Act.

 

(2)Any regulation fixing fees must be made with the approval of the Minister of Finance.