Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) On and from
1 November 1991, a person shall not apply organotin
anti‑fouling paint to, or cause or permit such paint to be applied
to —
(a) a
piling, pier, buoy, mooring or other structure in an enclosed water body or a
semi‑enclosed water body;
(b) a
vessel that is 25 metres or less in length; or
(c) a
vessel that is more than 25 metres in length, unless the paint has been
formulated so that in respect of each square centimetre of surface to which it
is applied —
(i)
not more than 210 micrograms of organotin are released
during the first 14 days after the application of the paint; and
(ii)
not more than 5 micrograms of organotin are released
during each subsequent day.
Penalty: $5 000.
(2) On and from
1 September 1991, a person shall not sell organotin
anti‑fouling paint that is formulated other than as described in
subregulation (1)(c).
Penalty: $5 000.
(3) On and from
1 September 1991, a person who has a container containing organotin
anti‑fouling paint shall ensure that it has a clearly readable label
with the words “NOT TO BE APPLIED TO VESSELS 25 METRES OR LESS IN
LENGTH”.
Penalty: $5 000.
(4) In this
regulation —
enclosed water body means a body of water, such as
a lake, not connected to the sea;
length means the hull length of a ship, boat or
hovercraft or the overall length of any other vessel;
organotin anti‑fouling paint means a
coating, paint or treatment that contains an organic derivative of tin;
semi‑enclosed water body means a partially
enclosed coastal water, such as an estuary, river, port, harbour, bay, marina
or yacht club;
vessel means any ship, boat, hovercraft or hulk
and any vehicle, whether floating or submersible and whether
self‑propelled or not, that is capable of being used in or on water.
[Regulation 16 inserted in Gazette
30 Aug 1991 p. 4553‑4; amended in Gazette
11 Dec 1998 p. 6600.]
[Heading inserted in Gazette 19 Dec 2000
p. 7283.]