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Last Updated: 1 August 2021

[MAT 198] Oil pollution levies198

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(1) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), the Minister shall, by notice published in the Gazette, impose on all of the persons referred to in subsection (2), oil pollution levies for the purposes of providing money for the National Oil Pollution Pool.

(2) Levies under subsection (1) shall be imposed on all of the following—

(a)the owners and masters of ships, except ships that carry less than 2 tonnes of oil that enter or operate within the Fiji waters;
(b)the oil companies; and
(c)the owners and operators of offshore installation, transfer sites and pipelines.

(3) For the purposes of this section, any order made under this Act and published by way of a notice in the Gazette shall be made on the recommendation of the Chief Executive Officer.

(4) The Chief Executive Officer shall not make any recommendation under subsection (3) unless—

(a)he or she is satisfied that the planned expenditure from the Pool is reasonable and the levies recommended will enable that expenditure to be met without reducing the level of reserves referred to in section 199(6); and
(b)he or she has consulted the Marine Spill Pollution Advisory Committee as required by section 200.

(5) An order made by the Minister by a notice published in the Gazette under this Act shall—

(a)require returns to be made by persons by whom any levy is payable; and
(b)prescribe requirements and conditions relating to the making of such returns.