Tokelau (Exclusive Economic Zone) Fishing Amendment Regulations 2019.

These regulations are made under sections 8 and 11 of the Tokelau (Territorial Sea and Exclusive Economic Zone) Act 1977 and section 4 of the Tokelau Act 1948 on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council. These regulations amend the Tokelau (Exclusive Economic Zone) Fishing Regulations 2012. The main purposes of the amendments are: regulate longline fishing in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the same way that purse seine fishing is regulate; incorporate the vessel day schemes under the Palau Arrangement as a key mechanism for regulating purse seine fishing and longline fishing in the EEZ (by: making the availability of vessel days a condition of a licence for a purse seine or longline vessel; and requiring the Administrator to monitor certain transactions in vessel days so as to limit the number of vessel days available for use by purse seine or longline vessels in the EEZ); recognise the operation of relevant international agreements and arrangements (including the Palau Arrangement) in connection with fishing in the EEZ; eliminate the requirement for holders of regional fishery licences granted externally to be granted a licence by the Administrator. In addition, these regulations: change the name of the category of non-purse seine vessels to general fishing vessels; grant and regulate an exemption for fishing from pleasure craft; make other minor technical amendments.