REPUBLIC OF NAURU

MARITIME SECURITY (PROHIBITION) REGULATIONS 2020
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SL No. 7 of 2020
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Notified: 1st May 2020
Table of Contents

1	Citation
2	Commencement
3	Approaching or boarding ship without lawful authority

Cabinet makes the following Regulations under Section 36(2)(c) of the Maritime Security Act 2019:
1	Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Maritime Security (Prohibition) Regulations 2020.
2	Commencement
These Regulations come into effect on the day they are notified in the Gazette.
3	Approaching or boarding ship without lawful authority 

(1)	A person without the prior authorisation from customs, immigration, quarantine and the consent of the Harbourmaster shall not:

(a)	approach or board any ship in Nauru waters;

(b)	take or cause another person to take any material onto a ship in Nauru waters; or 

(c)	remove or cause another person to remove any material from a ship in Nauru waters. 

(2)	No person shall aid or abet any person to contravene subregulation (1). 

(3)	A person who contravenes subregulation (1) or (2) commits an offence and upon conviction is liable to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or to both.