131. Miscellaneous offences
(1) A person who hinders the operation of this Act commits an offence.
Penalty: $5 000.
(2) A person hinders the operation of this Act if the person ¾
(a) obstructs, impedes or interferes with the doing of, a thing required or authorized to be done by or under this Act;
(aa) obstructs, impedes or interferes with ¾
(i) port facilities or other property of a port authority; or
(ii) the operation of port facilities or other property of a port authority;
(ab) causes a nuisance in a port; or
(b) uses any threatening language to ¾
(i) the CEO or a member of staff of a port authority; or
(ii) the harbour master of a port,
who is acting in the performance of functions under this Act.
[Section 131 amended by No. 71 of 2003 s. 8.]