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Fisheries (Foreign Fishing Vessel) Regulations 1982 (Cap. 45).

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Type of law
Regulation
Date of original text
Date of latest amendment
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Abstract
Regulations to make provision for the granting of licences to foreign fishing vessels and for the control of activities of foreign fishing vessels in the fishery limits.
The 25 regulations are placed under the following headings: Preliminary (1-2); The Grant of Permits to Foreign Fishing Vessels (3-5); Control of Foreign Fishing Vessels in the Fishery Limits (6-17); Enforcement (18-21); Offences and Miscellaneous (22-25)
Provisions concerning the control of foreign fishing include: Notification of intended arrival and departure (reg. 6), display of flags, call sign and permit number (regs. 7 and 8), log books (reg. 9), reporting (reg. 11), avoidance of set gear (reg. 13), placing of floating objects (reg. 14), transhipment (reg. 15), landing (reg. 16). (3 Schedules containing forms of fishing permits, application for a permit and catch reports)
Notes
1990 edition of L.N. 6/83 as amended by L.N. 22/84.
Repealed
Yes
Publication reference
Regional Compendium of Fisheries Legislation (Western Pacific Region), FFA/FAO, June 1993, pp. 1506-1518.
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No