Fisheries Amendment Act 1991 (No. 149 of 1991).

The main amendments made to the Fisheries Amendment Act 1983 relate to; notice of quota allocations; appeal against allocation; compensation for reductions in individual transferable quota or initial allocation of transferable term quota for rock lobster; registers and forms of leases; taking fish in excess of quota, and carrying forward unused quota; sale of fish subject to quota fishing ; taking fish, etc., commercially without permit; restrictions on purchase or acquisition of fish by certain persons; powers of Fishery Officers; regulations and special regulations relating to freshwater fish farming; ownership and possession of fish.
The Maori Fisheries Act is amended by inserting a section on the power of the Commission to reimburse fees and expenses incurred in relation to Maori fisheries claim.