69 tal-1993

L.N. 69 of 1993

MALTA MARITIME AurHORITV ACT, 1991

(ACT NO. XVII OF 1991)

MoorIlIl of Small Ships UId IkNItI R~lallom. 1993

IN e~ercisc of the po_n conferred by section 28(1) (0) of the

Malla Maritime Authority Act, 1991 the Min ister for Transpon and

Communications, with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance. has

made the following rcgulalions:-

'These regulations may be cited 8$ the Mooring of Small Ships

and BoaIS Regv.lati0n5, 1993, and shall be deemed 10 have IX)mc inlo

fon:e on the hI May, 1993.

1. In these regulations, unless the oonlellt otherwise requilU!-

~rrIO(lrin~ huo¥s" are buo)'$ which are considered suitable for

use on IDOOongs for the small ships and boats by the Executive

Director of the Yachting Centres Directorate of the Malta

Maritime Authority;

~ mooring plan" is an ol)lnized layout of moorings for small

ships and any harbour , creek or bay. on chains laid by the Malta

Maritime Authority;

ME;o;ecutivt: Dir«tor~ is the Executive Director responsible for

Yachtilll Centres;

moorin, permit M is the permit which the

~temporal)'

Eltcrutive Director of the Yachting CenU'a Directorate of the

Malta Maritime Authority may grant to the ownerof a small shi p or

boat or to the owner's representative in reply to the latter's request

provided that the conditions laid down in the permit may vary

ao.:ordilll to each request.

l. No person may IIY or use. mooring in any harbour without I

permit from lhe EIcrutive Dir«tor.

Feel payable for craft duly authori sed 10 be moored on mooring ch illS (trots) in

SpillOla Bay as per beam shown:-

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F'dawn if·tegolamenti. kcmm ·il darba t· rabts !.I·kliem ma

telltieg,c xort'ohra :-

~bagi la' l·inni~" hum. N.gi li huma meqjusin bl'lala adallal;

bic~ jinlutaw f\IQ itmiggi glIall -btitimcnri tghar u dgh.ajjes mid-

Direuur Etckun iv tad- Dircl1orat ta ... ·Cenlri la ' Yochting la' 1-

Awtorilj, Marillima la' Malla

Mpjanla la ' l_irmiggar fllja pjanla organizzata tal ·tqassim la' I·

H

irmiggi ghal baslimcnli igTlar u la' kull pon. dab1a lal -haTlar jcw

I.·

bajja , fuq klajjc:n imqiegflda mill·A wtorili Maril1ima

Malta ;

MDirettur E1ekultiv M tlu ..... d-Dircllur EZctulliv responsabbli

Jllac-Centri la' Yachting

Mpe rmcss ghal irmigg Icmporanju" huwa I·pe rmess li d-

Dircttur Bekuttiv tad·Direlloral 1a\'·Cenlri la' Yachting la' l-

A wlorili Marinima la' Malta jista' jaghll lis-sid la' bastiment :i&hir

jew dgbajsa jcw lir·rapprei:cntanl Ias-sid b'ri$p05la gIIal·talba

ticabu : iida l-kondizzjonijicl imnittla fiI-permess jistgbu ivarja ....

stond kull lalba .

J. Ebda persuna ma lista' Iqiegbed jew luia irmiU rxi pon

mingbajr il-perme ss tad· Direttur Etekulliv ,

4, Mela s-sid 11' bHtimenl igl'Iir jc .... dgllajsa, jcw ir·

npprctenlant liegllu . jingllall permess gI'lal irmiU, buw. ghandu

jqiegbed je .... ikun qiegbed dak l-irmiU li jkun meqjus bllala adattal

ghaU·bHlimem tgh lr Jew dgflajsa in kweSljoni u li ma jkunx la' periklu

ghal inienji oTlra fiI-viananza, Barn minn hekk, is-sid jew ir-

rapprdenlllll lie$bu ghandhom jutaw biM bagi ta' ]-irmiU 1; huma

.~ttabbli mid-Dtrettu r EtekuUiv. II-matira U 1·apparat UI' ]-irmigg li

gl'landhom jinluZaw ghandbom ikunu tal-lip approYal mid·Direttur

Eteku tti ....

S. ld-driltiji ct murija n-Iskeda li lin&ab ma' dawn ir-regolamenti

ghandhom jil1'1allsu ghal kull sena kalendarj •.

When the owner of I small shipor boat, or his representative,

is given a mooring permit, heshalllayor have laid such a mooring whieh

is cotUidered suitable for the smaJlshipor boal inquestion anddoes not

endanger <Mher craft in the vicinity. Moreover, the owner or his

representative shall use only mooring buoys that are acecptable to the

EIcrutive Director. The type of sinlr.er and mooring ladle 10 be used

must be of I type approved by the EIcrutive Director .

.5. The fees shown in Ihe S<:hedule attached 10 these regulations

shall be payable for every calendar year.

Every mooring shall have a mooring buoy with the official

registration number of the small ship shown in a legi ble manner , The

official registration number shall also be painted in a legible manner on

any awning used to cover the small ship.

No application will be accepted unless the craft is duly

registered according to the Malta Maritime Authority Act , 1991 and any

oth er laws and regul ations arising therefrom and all the relevant fees

have been paid.

(I) If the registration, re·registration, and , or lioence of a

small ship or boat is suspended or cancelled, such craft shall have the

tcmP9r3ry mooring permi l suspended or cancelled as the case may be.

In suell cases the owner sllall have no rigllt to the refund of any pan of

any mooring fees paid.

(2) If the temporary mooring permit is cancelled or

suspended accordi ng to paragraph (I ) above , but the owner or lIis

represe ntative refuses 10 remove IlIe mooring, the El!;ecutive Director

sllall be empowered 10 remove the mooring at the owner's risk and

cJpense. This removal shall be without prejudice to any legal action that

may be taken.

(3) During. temporary suspension of registration and , or

lioence of the 5IIIall sllip Or boat in accordance with the Small Sbips

Register Regulations. 1993 and . or the Small Ships Licensing

Regulations, 1993. the uecu tive Director may aw-ign the mooring

which has been vacated temporarily 10 another owner. The latter sllilll

.,.y pa" of the mooring fee in proportion to the outstanding period of

validity of the permit.

When I smalL ship Of boat sinks , or in the opinion of the

ueculive Director beoome$ a huard 10 the other ships or boats. the

owner ma y be reque$led to pay the fees laid down in paragraph (1 ) of

regulation 31B of the Pon s Regulations , 1966. In anycase the owncror

his representative shall be bound to remove the wreck.

(I ) An owner who sells a boal wllich has a temporary

mooring permit may request permission 10 use t ile mooring for another

boat he may have. If perm ission is granted he will be able 10 moor the

small ship or boat on the same mooring provided he pays the reLevant

mooring fees.

(2) If the mooring mentioned in paragraph (I) fo nns pan of

a moori ng pLan approved by the uecu tive Director, the owne r will be

able to moor the boat on il provided he is given permission 10 do ~ by

the El!;ecutive Director and pays the relevan t moori ng fees. Pe nni llSion

will not be granted if the ~ t is not in the I-IIme ,alegory as the one soL d.

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