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SI fisheries bill

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HE Fl. HEI JE . lLL 199

BILL

En tilled

.\\(' lo re 1 l:m n:latiu� to

• i:heril'_. ,incl lo lllllk prm I ion for

ihe proper manal,!ernent and

de\\ pm nf ( ,-.henc..:" in ,lorn lln

M:111w.

I> b� 1Jw ·a1i11n I

P:trliam •nt of L 0 lumon J land

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ARR:\\NGE:Vll:i',T OF S£C'l IONS

llausc:

P,\\RT I

PRrt 1\\llN-\\RY

I. Short tilk ,u1d commencement.

J nkrprctatu)n,

P 1\\RT II

n":,IrERl[S AD�lf\\.l� rR \\1101'1.

l\\;I \\N ;\\(,I \\1( '.J T.

( ()N�ERVA no�

AND REGULATIO'. or [ISHl'\\IG

-'· vla11ageme11t an<l de,elopment 1)r

�i,herie�.

-l. Fisht:rit:s cun:st:�ation anJ

ina11agt:me-nl principle:,,.

5. Fisherit:,, A<lv is,)!") C,,uncil an<l

rundions.

b. � ,shcrie� Management an<l

Development Fund

7 I· 1shcnes mann!ll'ment and

dcYclopmcnr plans.

s lon!e1rn, e1c of fi,hene<;

rn::uiagcmrn! and de, dopmenl

plan!--.

9. RespL,nsibilitic:. nflhe pro\\ incial

g1)\\ ern111e11b

I 0. Pcm er or Provincial A::;5t.:mblie., to

make Ordinam:c�.

l I '\\pplication of the precau11onar)

approach.

12. Cuslomur� Jish1ng rights

I J. Lic.:ethlllL! Guiddine.s.

I 1 Local fishing , esscl licences

15. ,\\cces, ag.recments.

16 I nrc1gn lishmg,, e!-,sel licem:e:;

17. L1Cence 1wt to relieve vcssl.!1.

1111<ler other la\\\\:..

18. Te<,t ti-,hing. t,perntiom.

19. T-ishcrie� resean..h and :.un ey

operarnm-.

:o. Shl',\\ age or fishing gear b) foreign

!rshine \\t!s-.t!b

�I. Ptm�r to enter intn r�giDtwl

3!ITCClnt.!nlS.

·p �pt1r1 f-ishmg by foreign VL'�sels

_..,_,, Lommerc1al span fishing by

fo rei g n vessels.

2.J. F1sh111g licence".

.,_)- Fee:\\

26 ValiJ1t� ofl ice111.:cs

27 Lancellatitln and -,11-;p�11!'ii1.m vi'

licen�es.

28 1\\.nuli...atton� of :.u-.pcm,ion N

cancellation.

29. Appeals.

30 f1,;h111g \\\\ilh t::'-plos,ve,.._ etc.

JI. Aquaculture opernt1ons.

, _ lmpnrt ant.I t:,pon uf live li,h 0.r

aquatic 0rgao1i.;ms

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.:n I )1 iltnc:1 ti,hin�

3-l I· i,h 111g prncl',,111g cstabli,hmt:nh

35. lk\\.:(iflk

PART lll

L�H >l{Cl·\\IE�l

36. App11intment of authori,ed

Olliccr,.

37 Po,"c,, ,,1 authori,cd otlkers.

,8 l'm,cr-. of authori,cJ otficcrs

\\\\ 11h!."11t n \\\\arrant

J<J Wilful (1h,1ruc11on. etc.

-:o. hiilurc to comp!� "ith la,,ful

rcqu I rcmcnt,;

; I r·ailurc ll\\ ,111p fir focilJt:llc

h,1arJ1n� of loreiµ_n f"G.hmg vc,,d.

-t�. Drh.-n�c Li• phh�uticm, umlcr

-.t:d11111 38 or 30,

-!3. i\\ulhnns1:d 11fliccr, tt, J�clar�

idl'fllil\\.

4:.1. '1011 liuhilit� of Jt1lhl,n:>ed

olfo.:crs

� 5. l lc-.trn) mg or C\\'ic.knce

16 1'11,,cr (If lorlt:nure l'f fish. NL

-!7 l'rc,111np1 ion.

48 Juri,dil:tio11 of the Court,.

41J . C,,111p,11111ding l,r ufli;-nce�.

50 l'cnitic.1tt: c, i1.knce

51 \\t:n 1cc and \\'llliJit) ol

ccrtiliLnlc,

52 Di,po,:tl of ,t'izt:d good,

53. Rdi::J,c ,,t ,·c,,cl, etc 011 llc.111d.

etc

5.! Dulrl', of tlte fl:-w ,rate>

55 l'or1 ,1n11: enforcc111e111.

Stl. Ilkgal 1mpor1 etc. ul' lish. t.'lc.

57 Vcs,1.•I mo11i1c,d11g ,, �,e111

PAR'! IV

GE:--:ERAl

58 Compul,;09: ac4ui,i1m11 <11' lam.I

59 �li111�1�r·:. pl•Y.cr to mal-e

rc�ul.uion,

60. Pfl\\\\Cf' 01 dckgatilln

61 R1.•pcal :ind -..1, 111g:.

S< l lEDL'I I·

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P.un r

PRrt l\\ll'\\ \\R\\

1. (.,t111rt titll' and cummencemcnt

lhi-; \\u 111.1� he cit�d .t, the

!:1shcric, Act PJQX, and ,hall c,,rne

int,, '-'Pt:rat1nu (Ill ,u h dale as lhc

\\linr:-tcr m:i� ,1ppom1 b� notice

puhli,hc.:d in the r)Jtcttc.

.2. I nterprctation

l11 thi, \\cl unk" the C{llllC�I

olhc:n, 1,c rC'-JUlrc,:-

..·,11.1.c'i-; <1!!,fl't.'lllClll

mean, (Ill

a�r.:c111cn1 entered i11h1 unda scctiou

-.•~ ..:;.

'"nd111i11istralt•r"' me.uh a Pac11k

!<.Ian I �1.uc. •, �ompt·tcr,t rcgil'11,1l

Ii ,hem:,. agcnc� or a11 ,· ·11 ial of

,uci, Pacifo.: I li,nd <--ta•c ur

.:l•:npctcnt rcg,onal fr,hcn1.::- .tg_l.'th.�

,Je,1g11ah.•t.l IC' adnuni:,.tcr a n:�i1,11al

a.....c-., agrcc11wm cr:,;:r-:<l inh• 11ndc1

,e, • 1c111 1 '>

·:1q11.111c nrga11r-;111" 111ea11s :JJl aq11a111.

plant ,,r annn,d \\\\ ht.:thcr lh in� 01

dead. and 111du<lc, au :unphihiou,

a11i111al:

. •·aullwri�'<l t,tfo:·cr.. mean� :1 tbherie,

officer. a p1'lice offi er. anJ mduJc,,

,In) other puhlic <'lflicer or pr--., ·11L ,al

i;o, \\."m111en1 olliccr or r\\.r, ,,...,

ch:..l.1rcd umkr ..,e�tion 36 Lu h1.: nn

uuthori,ed l'lffo:er fo, 1he purpo:..e:- c,1·

1h1"' !\\ct.

··a111or11utic ll>cattc•n .:omrnull!\\.Dllll"•.

mc,tr1' a Fort1111 Fisht:rie;; \\g1.:nc�

apprm ed Je, kc pl.1�ed <.'n fi-;hit1L'

, e,,cl that 1ran�m1h e1the1 u,

c11nj11nc1i,m ,, ith another de, rc:e or

de, 1..:e, or 111depcndentl) mfom1:uicm

relatin!! to lht:> 1'1<1,111nn ti-..hmc• mul

su...h \\,th\\.·r acu, itrC:, ul the H:,,d rb

111:1� oe Tc.''-Jlllrcd umkr thi, ,\\ct.

-t:ano..·.• 111ca1" an� cndt ,,hich i, k,,

thnn I\\\\ 1.:'llt� le.: Ill length and llW\\ cd

t,� ,,nc or nwr.: paddle,:

"c_o~ntm ·~ti-n-l ---fi-sh-in--,.,----m-ca-"-·-,

thh1nu fq1 the purpo�c of ,cllin2 all

or ,um(: qf 1he (L,h ..;:lllJ!_ht.;

"'.:0111111cr.:-1al

,.port

li,hing

up,::rnuon,·· mean,- 1he \\1pc-ratin11 lor

h11c \\Jr Nhcr profit of .1 \\ i:,,cl for

:.pmt fi, l1111g.

··c,,uncrl" mean, the [ 1,hLrie:

r\\d\\ 1:,nr) f\\,1111.:il e:-1:1hli,h:.,I 1111,k·r

�c�1io11 5.

··cu"1um11� fi,hi11g right-. l:n1<kr"' in

rl.·,pt"C! ol t!ll) an:.i \\\\ ith111 \\olo•niHI

hl.1.1d, \\\\,1(-;"r, ITlC:.tlh -uc-11 r..:1,,111 ,,,

pL·r-..011' .i-. 1113) bi: authori,,·d undc:r

..,1,-.1orna� i;,,, h• gh c ,1,1 bt:hali of

•.hc O\\\\ner:- of rhe ..ti-.10111 II) C,i,:n�

righb pcm11,,1011 to fi.,h,

-Dire,IOI. lllc-,ilb

i· ,...haic:, 1ppl,,med puf',lllllll Ill 'icYi h111

Jn:

··Jrit1ncr"· n,e·rn:. a \\!illn<..'t lH mhN n-:1

(Ir ,t 1.l'lllhin.111111 ul uc1s \\,h1Ll1 h

111.i11.: 1h.111 2 5 :.ilomcln..·, iu ku,_th

the purpo,i; of ,,h1ch i, lll cnmc,h.

.:ntr.1p or e11tan;k fi,h h) drirung on

the surface of l•r tn the \\\\,Ucr:

..<.h ii met fi..,hiug adivi t:c

t:i l 1.::ttd11n�. wl..mg llr han c,1mg

ii:,h ,, 1th the lL'il! llf a driii.nd:

\\b) altc1npti11f to calch, tal-.c or

h.tne,t fish \\dth tlw u,c <�f ,1

driltnet;

(c I cn!!aging m an� other acti, 11�

"hich can re,h(lllahl) he

e,pec:ted ,o rc,u It in the

.1tr•hiuo t"'.i.l1nn TH· h1r,,.•.._ t;,..,.

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1lr fo,h \\\\ 1th the lht' of ,l

dnll111!I, inclmhng searching

li•r and 101.:aung. 1i,h LO b�

tn'-.cn h� that method.

(d I an� opcr:11ion,:, at ,ea in

,upp,1rt ol. or in prep::iration

for u11� a�tn it) d6cribcd 111

1hi, p.1r:1graph. rndut.lin�

opc11111,m.. of placing.

sl'archinl! fr1r or rt:Cl'\\cring fi-.h

agg1Cl!illing dt.•\\ JU:� llf'

nssrn.: lilled

elcL1r011it

e4u1p1111.:n1 ,ud1 a:. radio

h1:at111i-..

le) a1rcrnlt the, rdatmg to the

..ietidtit''- (.h:,')cnbed in thi,

pa, ,,graph. c.,1.:epl for llighh 111

emergcnc,i:-. m, oh ing the

hcallh or ,akt� of ere,•,

member, or ,ate� of a , c,,d:

1 · tr:m-.roning. tran:-,hippin:! and

pnite,-.mg an� drifinct catch.

;rnJ co-oper..tlton in the

pr,wi--i011 of tood. tud a11J

other ,upphe:. for , e-.:-d:.

CljUippt·d tor nr engaged 111

drilllll'I 1i,h1ng

'·li,;h.. 1111:ludcs an) aquJU1.. anim.il.

,,hctllcr 1w,d11c or not 111d the

c!:!g-. thcrtPf amJ inclutk.. ,hdl

fo,h.

<a) ,carelung foe. catching.

takm!.! cir han6tmg. li:-h,

(bl ancmptmg lo �arch tor.

catch. take or harve,t ti-,h:

(..:) cng.ag.11H! 111 an� oth�r

a.:1i,it� ,,hi.:h cnn

1 \\."J'iOllitbl� hc e:-.peck·d to

rl·,ul1 in locating. cat.:hinu.

1al,,i11g. ur ltanc:,ting ii�h:

(,J) placing. �cnrching fc,r or

rcco, crmg ti..h ag�rcfalin�

de,i.:c, OI u-,-.1,ciah.·d

dei:tro111c l'quipml!nl �uch

a::- radio be.icon,:

{e) an� operation::- nt ,ea

directl1 tn �uppi1r1 l,f, c,, m

preparation for all) acti, i1�

tk,crihcd in thio; paragraph:

('r

(f) ain.:1an 11-.c. relating lo lhc

a..t1,itic:- ck:,uihcd in thi,

paragraph c,1,;cpt 11'1· l11ght,

Ill Cn\\t'l'!.!CIICIC, 10\\ OI\\ 111!::,

the health nr -.,ilc:t� of en.:\\\\

member, llf the safe� or

the \\ 1:,,cl.

··fi,he� ·• mt·a1i,. l111c lll ln\\H c ,tock,

of fi,h or otht:r aq11,11ic org,rni-,m".> C.'r

li,hing opcratmn, b,i...cJ 1111 ,uch

,toe!-., "hich can he tremi:d a, .1 u1111

:or purpo-.e-, or COll:.c.·n ation and

mana;cmcnt.

••ii:-h ag�re�aung J1:, 1cc mean, a

man-maue 01 p:11 ti) man-rnru.k

tlnaung de,i�c 111ll'ndcJ for the

purp11se �1 ,1ggrq,tal111g li-,h. and

include, a natural llnating nh3ec1 on

\\\\ h,�h a dt.·\\ ICC 11,l'> hCt'I\\ plnceu lL'

Ja,dnatc lh IJi:a1i11n.

·•1ishmg gear·· means nn) equipment.

implement or tither thing th.it ma) bi:

lbcd in (he act ur li,hing. and

inclu1.k,- d1, ing. ge,1r. li-.hin_g ne(,

rope. poll". line nuat. hook. boom, ;;;J.

p(l\\\\er block or "111ch. hont. d111gh) §

or hdicopter th:n ma� be u:-,,;J.

·•ti:,hing licence" me:111-. an� licc11cc

i�,u�d under sectil,n 1-1 ur I h:

··fi,ht'rie� t1Htllfl!!Crn\\."1ll ,ll'ea 111

rc,pcc1 or reef or i11,lil1re li,henc..:-,

Jlll'an, an an.'tl Lh,11 can h\\. treated ·" ,1

unit lor purpo,i:, 11I c,111,cf\\ul1l111 and

111.1nagc111c111 • a11d 111,1) cncumpa:n

t i. • • • • . .. • t,o ~lt I,., I!,,.. • ...... t" •.• , .••. , 6.1 .. , , 1.. ; ...,... , , 4' ..

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cu:-10111.11� fi,h111g right,. e.:-.tt.:nding

he�1111d 1hc \\,a11:r-, of a :-ingh.

Pru, in..::..:::

·'ti,hcric, otii..:cr.. m.::.11" a fi,ltcric,;

uffic..::r 11,11 bdo" the ranl. of a:--,btant

tishcric:- <1tfo:cr appointed und:!r the

,m,, ,.....,11 ,)f thh \\ct or b�

Pn,, in..::i:il (>rdinan-.i::

.. ,i,h proc..:::-'-IO� e,tahfi.;hrnent'.

mc.>an, nn� land. jet!�. prcmbc:,.

, cs,cl or other pl.1.:c <··n ,"'r in "hid,

11,h or Nhcr :i4·.1a::c organi:,rn:- arc

proc.:.;,cd bm J.'\\.- not mclmlt: an�

p,acc in ,, hich fr-.!. ir l'ther aq11.111c

orgn11i,11i... :u.: pmce,:,.:d .:.:,.cln,i, el�

for ,ale b) rdail t(l 1hc pub!tc or 1,.,r

c•Jn,umpti,,n ,,n the pr.:mbe,. ,-.r an�

fi:.hing , e:,,d ,,n ,, hich thh or ,,thcr

n411atic 11rga11hm, "hich ha\\ e h�n

.:.,ugh, f,o:n ,u=h li,hing , e-.:-cl, arc

,ml:- gut:c<l. ,al1ed. ic.:-d. ..::hilled ur

!!(Veil ti�r the purpc,.....:: 01 pre,cn i11g

•.·1.:-li fi-,li ,Jr ,11hcr :,quatk org:1111--m:

·::,-It p1odu1.:,.. mean, �• rrn<ILil:t . _,f

!Lh prc1�cs-.1ng:

· ii ,iii11!.! ,._..,,c1•· fllt.'3th an� hoal shtp

••t ullicr ·�nn \\\\hkh 1, U!>ed tl'I.

��1111:,pcd tu he thct!

u�l!d li11 commen:1al

ffi:o-rh.inogr :nl

•� pc

• lort:1g11 tisl11ng \\t.::,:.d.. mcam, a

fi-.hrng \\�,.,..,�I l'Lhcr d1:m a ki.:a I

Iishin�, c,,.,c:I:

··runJ.. m.:,111' tht' fisheries

1\\.lit11ag1.•mc11t ;111d De, dopment f-unJ

c�tabli-,hcJ under ,ccuon ti:

''llccn,ing oflicc:1·· mean:, a ti-,hc:ric:,

l•lli"'.:r tu "hom the pcm er co h,11c

licence:.. under 1111:. Acl h:b bec:11

tl.:h:g:m:J b) rhe t\\1 mistl.!r or the

l>ir�•ctor ,,t F1,hcrit:.; under ,cet1011

60, :md include-, lhr Princip:il

I i.:cn,in� n11icer:

'"h cal comp,111� .. nican, a compan�

111corporn1cd under the la,-.:, of

\\olt,mon Island-, .111d h;" ing lb

pr11h:1pnl pl.1.:c or bu-.inc-..:, Ill

Solomon lslanJ.,

(,1) of "l11ch .di tl1.: ,h.irc::- arc:

cm ncd h) cui,.:11� lit' .Solomon

bland, or b) ,1 ti,hennen·, co-

opcrnu, l! ,ocict: or miter

a,,ociauon l•f "hich all th.:

member, :.trl' citizen� of

oll>mon I ,lamb: Cir

(h} ,,Juch. 1:1 , ic,, ol the

suh,ranual

n:itur.:

11ani..:1pa1ion b=, V bmon

bl.•11,l-. C'tliz.:n, ,11 lhc

�har..::holdi11g of the: compan�

or mher henelih a1.:.:ruing to

the Sflh�mon l,l;u1d-,_ ha, bct'n

appro, ed h:, the l·nrcrgn

lme-.1111en1 IUmrd u:lder the

Im '!c;tmcr:t Act tlc,ignated h�

the \\l111htcr h� 110,i..:c

p•Jhli:-hcJ in 11,-• '.i.i.•ell-: a..;

�Clll'.; � !n:al .:,•mp.111� fo, the

jlu:p,>:-C.::S 111 1!1i, ''-'':lion:

··J.'-:,il 1i-.l1111g \\ c'.;<.d • 111'.!llh a li�h111�

,c,,:.:il ·

1 a 1 \\\\ :H1!I� m, 11.:d l>:- rli..·

C1,-...-r;imc-11 of" '·11,lnrn�,n

ht:.1111.l, l1I h) ,1 public

.:t1rp11r.1111m lil ,1atu1111·) i:11JJ�

c:..labthlll·ll h� 01 u11<.lt:r the:

ta,,, ,,1 "',11lntnlln l<ilands: "I'

ch J \\\\ hull� ti\\\\ ned b-, OIIL' or mun:

natur.:il p..:r-.111h "lw ,1rc

i.:1lllc11::- l'I .., ,l,llll1Ht 1,1:m<l,. or

l.:' I "hl,11) i..m 11cJ by ,t io.:al

coin pan)

hu1 Jo\\.':. not include: .111� fr:,hing

, <:5 d regi,1.:re<l m u cnuntf'} out,-Hk

Solc,111011 I ,lamb.

· toc3ll) ba;;ed ibrei:!n fishin_; , e:-,er·

means a forcc"1�n ii:,hmf! , n,el \\\\ h,ch

as b.iscd m :-.olomon (.;laml. s and

l.:ind., nll tts catch 111 Solonwn 1-.lanJ,

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and operates under a joint \\ c11ture

arra11g.e1ne111 Jn c;;,l,kllll()ll f --rand,

v.hit..11 I:, appro\\t:d b)- thi.:

(1,)\\ ern111i.:I1t of .:;t,lnrn,m !,land-; 111

unucr am.Ul!!cnlcnb ,, ht>reb\\ the

operator ol the vessel i,; part1c1paling

in sh,,n.: bm,cd development

··r-.11111-.lcr·· mean, the &\\t111i,t<:1 h,, the

time being a:.,.igm:d respon�ibilit:, for

the mlm1ni-.1ra1mn .,r li,;ht.:1 ic:-:

--operate.. 111 relation to a fish

proccs'>I11g e'>tahlL�hment. mean\\ to

own or be 111 charge ot the fish

prnce'>'>ll1g cs1ahlishmi:111. and. "'here

the fish process111g e:,tahlishment ts n

v.:ss.cl. mca11-. the master 0r o,, net or

cha11erer I he1 c,)f.

··nper..nor mean" an� person \\\\ ho is

:11 charge ot. re,pc,n:.iblc lor the

operat1on:, o[ direcb or �ontrols n

lisl1mg ,es-.cl. 111d11Jmg the O\\\\lh!t.

charter�r and llHbtr!r:

··ractfk bland "it.ltc'" means a part_.

l,_, rh� h �:i1,ll1 Pa�ifi... Forum r j:,herics

\\g<'flC) Com cntion. 1979:

"Pacific Island State Officer"

mea. n an) officc-r ituthoriscd under

a Tn•at) tn "hich Solomon lsl:inds

is a part,· lo enforce �olomon

Islands rish<:ries la\\\\s and

r.cgu lations:

··prncc-;smg' 111 relation ro fi-,h nr

other aquatic organism. 111cludc

prc-;cn ing \\lr pn:parnlg fr,ll or l'lhcr

aquatic organi:.m!> or pnxlucing any

substance llr a111cle fnim fi-;h 0r otht'r

aquatic organisms h� an} m.:th1.x.l:

'"prov111c1,1I water�- means \\\\:lier:;

\\, ith 1r1 the area of c:ach ProvtnLe as

Jcfined in ,i:cllon 1 ,f the Pro,inc1al

Go, ernn1ent Act 1997,

'"n:g10nal access agrci:ment·· means

an agtt't:1t1cI1t he1,,t:c11 1 11u111hcr t>I'

P.,ctfi._ bl<111d State,, indudrng

"iolomo11 hlanJ:--. and a (;.iate otht:r

than a Pacific 1-;l:md State proY1d1ng

li•r fi-,hin:o b� , e-;sel:-. nf that 'ttat-.

,, 1thin Sok,mon bland-. watt.'r<, or

agrt:enwnt het"' ccn .t I1t1111 her l'I'

P;1-.ifi.:- hlanJ '-tate'i inclm.Iing

�olomon !<;lands prm·1dmg tor

fi,l11ng b� , c-.-,cb <lf those \\tt1le, in

l,,olomon ls!anJs \\\\alers.

·'n'J!fonal fi�hinj!__licence'· me�ns a

ref_?ional lishin� Licence is;-uctl in

n:spet·t or a foreign fishin� , cs:,el

bv an Administrator under a

n�iunaJ acces:,; a�reement�

..related acth rue,·· in rcl11tau11 ll'

fi,hing mt:.in,:-

(a1 Lr·1n-;hippi.11g lh�. ,,r nther

aquatit.. organi:.11h 10 or from

:in) ,.:s,el.

(_bl :.taring. prL•..:essrng or

tra11..;porti11g. 1hh o: 1th1:r

:1411atic l1rga11 i,3111... ta I,.1..n fr11m

'.--olcmrnn Islands \\\\ �rer..:

c.;i refuelling or :.upph i11g fi-.hin•�

,e-.-.cls ,, pcrtc·rmmg oth-.:!r

actl\\ itie:, in :,llpfl<'rl ot fi-.h1ng

L•pcr:.itiuni;. or

(di att.:mplin!:- or preparing ILl d1l

an� p.f the :ibo"e:

•·. rd111111rn l,l.1nJs wal•!r,·' lllL'an:-.

\\\\atcr, \\\\ithin 1hc fish,:r� limih ol'

'iol<"inwn !-.land-, and the e"Xdus1, c

cconcirnic L0nc. tcrrrtonal sea.

ard11pcl.ig.1t.. \\\\ ater:; ,rnJ internal

1\\ah:r:. ,t-- ddined in the Delim1tauon

ol \\.1arute \\\\ aters \\ct 1978,

··'-11011 tishing·· means fishing fnr rhc

purpd�C "f' r.:«.:n:atll.lll llf l.lllllpditinn.

··1c�t lio.;hing operat1011s 111e,11h

fi,hm_ ,.,pt:rati1m-. approvl!d .. bo,Ul.h

h: the i\\.ltnF,tcr under section IX. and

..\\ c�scl monit\\.1rtng. -.y�tc111·· rnc,111-.

th.: ,y-.1cm ('mpl\\l:ed Ii) the Pacific

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Islar d ,1.11.:, and co-ord111ah..'tl b1 thl.'

F,>ru111 I 1,hl!ricc; r\\gcnc1 lo m\\111i1(11

the po,iti,111 .111d ih.li\\ me--. ul fo;hing

\\ e;-.-.d, tor the purpo,;e-; of the

c-fti.-cti, c m:111agemcn1 of fo,heric,

PAR f II

nsnERJF� ,u,n'\\7:-., rR\\110\\.

\\1 \\ '\\ \\(,C-'1£Yf.

CO'\\"tfR\\ \\TIO\\ '\\ \\I>

RE(,llL.\\'110\\ Of- l-1�111'\\C:

Maml!!,l'mcnt anti Ul'' l'l<>pml·nt flf

lhhcrie<i

3. (I) F(lf the purpo:-..-... ,if 1hi,

,\\ct the �.1i111...tcr ,h,tll C:'1.erci-.e i11

rda1i1111 tl1 li,h!.!flc, ,uch p,,\\\\Ct,

and ft.111�1io11, .is pro, rued b� 1hi,

Act

c:.1 "1 lw obJCl.'.ll\\c of fr,111:ries

rnanlgl!nli.!lll nnil de, dopment in

'), l,1111011 bl,mch ,hall l-e to .:n,urt:

thi: limg-tl.!nn con�n ation and

th� �lhlaim1hlc 11tih:-.at1 11 ,,f the

li,;hcr} r.:,(H1rcc, ol 5, I 1mo11

bla11J., lor the hc.:nclil of the

pi;11plc 111 '-,,,IH111n11 bl,1mb

Fi"hcrie-.

( nn-.cn ation

unu

.\\1ana�cmcnl l'rinciplcs

-L 111 c.,�rcisml.! pu,,cr-, u ndt!r thi,

Ac.t lhi: l\\li11i...1cr ,-,hall ha\\e reg:.tnJ

C,11 the pr111c.:1pk thut

S\\llomon l,l,mJ.., 'li-,herie-,

ri:,our.:e.,, hall be manag.eu.

di:, doped and con;;en c<l �ll

a:. to c11surc through proper

C,)n,cn HllOII

and

m,sna�\\.·tnent measure-. thnt

the 111.1intcnaJ1cc oi" 1ho,c

ri::-ourcc, a,, 1101 end.angered

b) ,l\\ crc,plo11at1t•n and

llill,L' rc... •UfCI;''> an.• ULilt:-cU

11 , lt-,..:1 that \\\\ill ma1nta111

1lw1r ,,p1im11m susrn111ablc

\\ 11:ld

(bJ the principle: that

"C'lomon l">land, m:irmt.'

biodiH·r,il). 1.0,istal and

aquatk l.'11\\ ir,,11mc11t-. ,ball

be protC'Ctcd .mu managl.-d

in a '>lhtainabk 111anner:

l .:) tlw appl1cati,)11 (lf the

preca1111,111ar) appr,•ai:h tLl

the

con-.en ati,,n.

managcmi:111

and

l!,plolli.Jllnn nl fisheries

re,oun.:i:-, 111 1•1Jer 111 pnllcct

L11c lhhi:rii.:, n:soun.:es and

prc,!.!n i: the mar111e

cm I(\\ ll)llli:'11\\

the

s11,;;1ainablc

u11li,a11011 ot' \\nlomllll

I hmd li,hL·ri�·, n:-.,,ur.:-t.',

,o .i, to :1d1icH� ec1)11111111c

gro\\, th. human re:...)urce

ue, dopment Ltnplo) ment

"reation :ind a '>\\.Hmd

eco!o�ical

balam.e

con,;1..,1cn1 \\\\ ith its nation11l

de,elopml..'nl ,1hj,.:c1i, e,-:

I e, pran�• pk• ,f ,u-.•a111.ilik

: idJ,. and ,lll'"ahic c.alcl1

\\\\ h1d1 111a� bl.' ,upported ,1r

.,tloptl!d 11,1111,naJI� -ir

illll..'maLionJII\\ lnim 111111:- to

111rn::

1 i)

,111�

rde, ..1111

1mc.:ma111.m.d nliltg:1111,11-, 11

bilatt:ral 11r multi ,Heral

a=-recmenh \\\\ hid1 ,, l\\•mo n

I,-land� ,., .1 part: t, . ,..,

:ippltcable ruk, of

1nt.:rnat1l,n,tl la \\\\. relaung to

the e.'\\erC'bc of jurisdktion

b) Solomon 1-.lanu, m

�olomon l:sl,md, \\\\ater .

\\g) :!II) ,:ustomal} nght... l)f

cthlomar:, 1 1ght h,1IJcr-.

0\\t'f nr Ill 1claltlll1 ll' 3ll�

are,i "i1lii11 <:.oltHnon

1.,1,rnth \\\\ ati:r,. Jnd

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th!

UII)

management

,lllcl

dc,·1..•lripmcnt plans dr:m fl

up in accordnnc.: ,,uh thi,

,\\ct.

Fi�heric� Ath i,or� (ouncil ancl

fu nctions

'i. ( I J lhcrt.: i, hcri!b� c,t:.ibli,hcd a

I 1shcrics AJ, isc•� 1.'.ouncil \\\\hkh

-..hall aJ, j..,c the �lini,-t::r on such

marters rdat111� lo thc-

1..011.,,cn allon. proh:ct1011 and

k,elopmcnt of ,·• .t::t'c, in

">, IPmon bland:, rm . ,,.11..h 1•1hcr

maller� as Ur\\.' rclcrrLd In ll b� th\\'.'

\\I 1111,;tc, ,,r arc required b.:,. thi,

:\\.:t

(2)

lhC' flflJ\\ i,1011, ,if lltl

Fir,t Sd1i::duk- shall ha, e l.'ftccl

\\\\ith rcspi::ct w the con,tit11t11111

:ind ,lpera1io11 of the: Council or

<-•then\\ ise in rcbtmn therem.

, 3)

Without prt'judici:: to ihe

:;meralil) oi :,,ttb-,ection { I J. th1:

C11uncil :shall ad, 1,e the 1\\linhh::r

<ln the folhming mam:r.'-

( 1)

li:.he1 ie._

111a11ag.e111i.:111

a11d

di:, c..ll'(lllWlll plan.; prerar...:J

u11de1 ,c..:11<.1n 7:

( b)

propo:.a Is

for li,hL·rie, de, clopmcnt

anlf 1�,..·ardt prOJ(.'(;h tt1 be

fu11d::d uml.:r the F1,h1..·1 ic,

;\\Jana;;cm-.:nt

:rn.t

De, elopml;'n.

Fund

pr,1\\ ,Ji::J for under .;ccunn

6; llf

(i.:) sm.h lith.,.-r muuc,, as

nta) hi.: 1dcm:J to it h) lltl'

;-.l1111�tcr or .my Pro\\'incial

[xeLU(l\\i:

l'i,hl'rtl·-.

i.\\lnnag1..·m1:ul

aml

f)t>\\ eloprut>nl Fund

6 II )

flwre

ht.:reh,

ec:;1abhshcd a f unJ for the

mana_gement and de,dl\\pment of

fi,hi:nc, in �•ll1 !Ihm bland,

\\\\hh.h ..hall h..: Jccmi:c.l a Spcc1;tl

I unJ in tcnn� l,f,L"\\:11011 IOO(�l oi

th1..• Cn11"lItu111.111.

(:'.) l here !>hall he paid ,ntn the

I un<l.

laJ fifl) pi:rccnt ol th1..•

re, enuc dcri, cd Imm

fon.:1:,!11 li,hing , e,,,:,I

licence fr.,.-, ond other

chargt.>, in rc,re..t f

l�ut>ign li,hing ,c,..e. ,,

pm, i,kd for under

.;er:t 11111 2 I:

(hl fill, pl'ICL'lll of thl'

r..,c:nue <.krl\\cd tn,111

pLnalt1e, l(,r ,1flences

1g11in,,.t thi, t\\CI, or rr,1111

compounding 111 ofto:11..l'-.

under thb \\er:

tc) :arch monc), n:. ma� be

,lpproprialt'U to 1lt1..• r,111d t,�

1>,1rliamcrn: und

1 d) '!-Uc:1 moue\\-. a, ma) be

d1,rnned lo rhi.: I 1111d b) c\\11\\

pcr:--on.

Cl1l llllry,

c1qpnisat111n

, �) �lone�., nt:t) b..- c.-..pemkJ

hom the Fund l�1r all ,,r an� ,,f th1.·

tollo,\\ ing purpo �.... •

(a) pro_1e-Cl:. for the

de\\·�lopmcnt vi' smalJ-scale

cnrnmcreial li,ltcric� m

Pr�,, in�ial \\\\all.:rs:

(b) rese.m:h 111l0 thl: 1111pac:l

t>f bail foh111!! und nthcr

htrge-sca k comnh:r\\.· ia I and

,uh,btcncc li,herit:s 111

Pro\\ incial \\\\Ull:rs: ;.inJ

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( cl a,,i-.l,m � to Pro, mcirtl

Go, cmmem

m the

prcp:iratm11

nnJ

impli:1111.'ntation t'f thhcnc,

111anagc111cn1

:ind

lkH:lop1111:111 pbn, under

,cctl\\tfl i

( .:l I E., pendi1111c frum thi.·

Fund -.hall be: nppru,eJ b) Lh1.·

.\\li11i-.t('r 1111 the rei:. mmcnJalion

,rI Lhe CllUtlcil.

fi.,hl·nt":\\ \\lan�gt>nwnt :rnd

l>en·lupment Plan,

7. ( I I The Dim:tor nf I· bhcr1c-.

,half prl·parc .mtl keep under

r.:·. ic\\, J m,tnagement and

clcvdop111cnt plan nl li,..hc-ri1.·, i11

..._ok11n,in bl,1nd, \\\\ater-. (llllhllk

tli,.: j11ri,cJ11..11t111 l•f pr'1\\'i11cial

,,,Iler.) 111d11di11� fi::.heri1.·-. of

h1g.hl� migrat.1r� ,pec1e:..

r21 f·.ach

ph.,, 111.:1al

;:;11, cr,,111,;nt ,hall pr:-pare .:ncl

kccr un<ll'r iC'\\'IC\\\\ a plan for the

:na11agcm1:nt and Jc, dopment ,,r

'i,herie, Ill 1h pro"inci:il ,-.,11c,,

uth1:r than li:-hcrres f,,r lughl�

n11g.ratc,r� ,pcd::-..

I 11 \\\\ h~,'" thheries or

li,hcrit.:::. 111.111.1!.'.cment an.:a, arc

shared h� t\\\\l) or more prmirn.:c...

the

rdc, :mt

pr,,, incial

G,.1, cmmcnh ,hall .:on,.ult ,, Ith

c,11.:h :'lhc.:r rcg.mJing the

ma.na2emt.:nl :ind de, dcipmcnt nt'

the fi-.he11c;. or fi.,hcric:

manag.ement area-,.

( Il

\\\\ here fr~heries ()I

fi,lwries ma11U!,!e1T11..:11t ari:.ts

c,lcntl be� ond the ,, alcTs ol' ,1

.,111gle pro, me'- hm J.re 11.)t sh..1r1.·d

\\\\ tlli tlllOthcr rr,-,, ince. the

rw, iricc C()llCC'mt�,t ,hall COlhlllt

,, 1th lh1.· Drr'-·ctor uf Fi,hcric.

1cg.a1d111g 1J1c mn11agc111cnl and

Jc, cll'pmc11t of thi: li:,hcne, or

lislu:ne, man:igcmcnt

.:onccmcd.

area,

( "J \\\\'here the Direcwr l)f

J 1,h<.-11cs or rdc, an1 prnvjnc-1al

g,,Hrnment r-. ld th1. llpinion that

thc- Slluatillll \\\\ tilt 1csrl.'cl lll l

,111�lc fi,111:� 11r lishc:m·,

111n11agcin1.•n1 an.:a 1s •mch a, 11,

require ,pcc1al crni..,dcration. in

n.:--pet..1 of fi,11.:ric, management

N de,dopmcnt. induding

,p..·.:-ilica1i1J11 of specific hcLn:--mg

pro�nunmc., or lirnit.ll• ,11:- l.'f

cat.:h or d'fon. ,p-:cinl pm, i:--io11,

ma� � rnnuc for ,11ch fi--hc� M

li,h.-r� managt:"mcnt mca "ithin

llw fr.1111C\\\\orl,. ,,f 1 plan undc.:r

,11b,l·d1un : I) \\ll' (::'.) na a, a

�uppkmc.:111 1\\1 that pla11

( (11 I he Dir�ct11r ,r ( l"-hcrit:s :.h:J I!.

"hl·rc prm;t1l,•hlc. prn\\ :1k ,uch

a-,,i,t.11:1.c

ll•

prrh mc1al

,ao, cnua,:n•.. in lh1.• p1 l."p.tntt1<•11

Jnd re, i<.·,\\ ul 1i,i11c"rie.,,

man.i�!crncnt anci ,ic, duprne111

!,!an:, un,lcr thi.., ,cc11011 a., tit..:

pru, in..:i:ii

rcqu1rt.'

Ii' I ,\\ pre \\ 111ual goH:rn111en1

,Jwll. 111 prep.m. ng ,111) (i.,hene,

ma11agcn l·nt anJ dc\\Llnpme11t

pl,111 u1llh:r ,uhec11n11 t 2) 1,;(1n,11lt

,, ith th... Dm!t.L,1r l,r I hhcrie,

"here the int�resh of C\\.1mmerc1al

fi:-hcrie:. outside: Prn-. incial ,, .11er,

are hl,.ely w bl.' allc.::1cJ b� th.:

implcrncntarion ot 1he pl.Ill

{ S) ,\\n) fi:--herie, 111,111.,g.i:ment aJ1J

Lie, eh pment plau or nwuili1.Jl1 ,11

th1:rcol prepared unJcr tlw, '-e\\. t11m

ma�, and m the caw �,r .1 pl,111

prcp,irc:d undl'r ,uhscction (I) "11 a

,,r pl,111 \\\\h1d1 has been the ,uhjcct

con,uh,mc,n IInJcr ,uhscd wu ! h l

or { 7) ,hall. l-ic r�fcrrcd to the

Council for lb con,1dertttinn

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(9) SubJl!Cl t<: ,uh,cctwn ni

a11y fishe1i1.:s management and

Jcvcll•pment pla11 ,r l11\\)d111c:111011

thl!reof pr!!pared under :,,Ub:,,t'.Ction

{ �) ,hall be rdem:d rogcthcr ,, ith

the advi,..,I! of the Cl.1uncil 111 the

prm,incial gm·cmmcnr concerned

for ib aprm)\\al and aJL1ption.

( I 0) Subjcd to suhsl'cti<'ll (1 ).

any iishenl:':,, manag1.:me111 and

devclopmem plan ,)r mm.l11ic.:i11011

thcrcor prepared under ,;;uh,;ection

( I) shall be referred to�cthcr ,, ith

the advii:c of the l ouncil It' lht:

Minister fi.1r approHd and

.-1doptilln

(11) Where

folio,, 111g

C\\1Jhlll11.1t1011-. umkr suh,-ccti()lh

(6) and (7) l.d- 1hb -.cction and

c1.111s1dcra11on b� 1hl.' L (,uncil 1hc

rekvanl pr,,, im.1al g,1\\ cmmcnt

and the Dirccror of f-isbait:, on:

11nabk to ah,T• cc on th1.: contenh (.){

Lhe fishcrie, manag.l.'llh!lll c1nd

d1:vclop111cnl plan in 4ucstion and

l.!1thcr lhc pro-. 111c1al g,,, crnmcnt

or the Dircctnr of Fi:,,hcric-,

con'iidcn, 1hat the mallcr 1, ltl,t.:I)

lo have a ..1g.rnfo;a11l clfcct on

e!>s1:ntial intcn:!>!l> of th1.: pro\\ rncial

gl)\\c· mmcnl c<inl.�rne<l ,•r on the

cn111n1crcinl fil>hl..'rics t'f ')olomon

I stands. the matter shall he

rt:k1re<l lo tht: \\\\uw,Ler for

Jeci:..icm.

Contents etc. of foherie., management

anti tic, clopment plan-.

8. ( I ) A fbhene� managemenr and

de,elopme111 plan shall 1wa-c1/h1

(a) itlcnlli) the li�hcr) and Its

._.hruac.Ler1'-LIC.s. rnc.1u<l Ing

ib curn:nt '>l;tll! of

c,ptt,italion:

lb) "flCl.di 1hc ,,hjcc1iH:, IL)

bt: a1.:ltic:ve;d i11 tin.: management of

the [i:,hery:

(cl spccil� lht: managemc<nt

:111J <le, eloprnent 'itrntcg1c,

11, b1.. adtipletl flu th\\.'

fi-.J1,._.r). nnd rhc limllallom..

1( an). 10 be applied w the

i�-.ue of lict.:ni..es in resp1.:l·t

11f1hi: fisher).

( d J illcntil)· an) po--�1tilc

ad\\'erse

e11virnnrncnt.al

effeLt:-. rif the opt:-ration of

1ish1ng ar11, iui.:-. in the

fishc1). ll1geLher \\\\ ith

prnpo--als

for

the

rnanagcnh:111 of

cffi�Lts:

Cc} �p<:"cih the information an<l

other data rcqutrcd 10 be

g1ve11 Lll' reported l<.lr

t!ffecti, e n1anagc111.:nt and

de, elopmem: und

(fJ tal..t: IIllO account all\\

relt:\\,ml tradluoilal fishing

methc1iJ,, l.1r principle:�

(2) The Director or fisheries

,,hall, during_ the preparmirn1 11f

the ti.,;hene� management and

den.·l,,pme11t plan. c0n,ull ,1-.

appropriate with

(a)

utht:r govc:mment

departments and ngencie:;.

111dud111g provi11c1al. area

cnuncil-. hndics and

aULh1mti1.s. al focted b) the

plan .

(b) an� 1.:ti..to111al} gwup� \\,r

private coum.:d5 or ,imilar

hL•dies affected by Lhe rtan:

an<l

(-: J \\\\ h-:rc pradicablc. Lht:

appropri:i.te

fi�hcrie:-.

mana�ement authorit1c-. ,)f

,.ither ..,1a1e,, in the rcgitin.

"11h a vie\\\\ Ii"> cll'st1rlllg Ihe

harnwni,,all\\lll or th1.i1

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llW ll il�emt' 11 l

i.HlU

tk, dopment plan:.

Rc,pon,ihili1ic, of the prn\\'inci:il

!!ll\\lrnmcnh.

Q �ubiccl to -.ecti{ln-. , and 7. each

fl"" incial go,emm.·.nt ,hall ht>

re.pl111,iblt- f\\,r lhe proper

management and de,ck•pmc11t ol thl..'

reel. in,lwrc ,md i"n.:-.h\\\\Otcr fi:,hcrfr�

\\\\ ithi11 ii.. rm'I\\ in.:ial \\\\ater:.,

Po"cr of Prm inciaJ A,,emhlic, lo

make ()nlin:\\nc.:c,.

10. l I)

'-.11h1ecl to I.he pr.J\\ i,il'th

of lilt.' Pr,, 1ncial < Hl\\ em111c.:nt ,\\ct

e:ich Pr,n incial A:-">.:mbl) lll:J)

mnl..\\.' ( >rJmance, th)I mcon-,i,tcm

"11h thi. ,\\cl or :m) regub1im1:

ma,k under till:- ,\\ct. fM rhe

ri!�ll 1,11 illll of 1i,he11c-. ·., i1hin its

p10,111c1r.l \\\\,ner,.

12 I I he Pro, incial [ \\c<..Uti,t' uf ,1

j.'lt•\\ i11L't: Ill.I� appt>llll .,, llllllLe

;-uhli,hi.:J in lhe l ,:vi:ttc 111 .,uth,,risc.:-J

t•flicer 'i1r tlie purpche,, I '-'nforc111� tlh.:

pm,i-.11;1b l,rrlw, ,\\ct in thm pm\\. int.I.'

1 l) OrJ111ancc-, m.:nle im:lcr thi.,

,cc11n11 111.l) prli, 1de for an_\\ or all ,1(' the

ll1ll11\\l lllg

(al mca-,ure, li.n the

Jc,clopment ol fisheries in

Pr1,, incial ,,a11,;rs �nJ 1he

arpn,, al of fi,henc,

d..:, dopment projctr...

{h) the re�i.,1ra11011 ,1r

recording of cu,1(,mar)

ti,hin!:,! righh. their

houwbric-, .md the pcr,on,

or group::. of rer:-.on,

cn11tlcd under tho::,c rigln-,:

h:} open or ck•-.ed -.e:u.011-.

for li,hing for .ill or nn�

.spec1c-s 01 li:.h or <•the,

Oil) are.i, ul Pnn incial

\\\\ ,1le1, h;1,.:ll l.ln scie111iliL·

:tlh ice:

(dl the d,,...un: ol a11.:a, j,.

\\\\ h1ch lhhir1l! li,r all or an_\\

spedc� Clf ri,h or 01hcr

rtq11a11c t:1rgani:-.111s ma_\\ bi.:

prnhihi1cJ:

,�, prc,,:ribing minimum

mesh ,t7cs for llt..:b

c-rnplo_\\ 1.·d. and minimum

'-Pl'CtC) :-1,e:- lur all ur an_\\

.,pc-.:ic, of li,h ,,r other

.1quati.: organism, .:a:.ight

and retained ,lr cc,llected in

all or an) fi,hern�,

111a11a�cmcnl are� in

pn)\\ tncial ",Hers:

(1·1 presi.:nhm� th•. numt>er

01 ti,i1i11g , c,,.:b. 1J1c

1_\\ pc of fishm.! :;!•·a,

.:mpll,� c:d 111 ,111_\\ 1i,l:�1-'

, ,r ri,111.'r_\\ m;1rJg.c1111.•:n

.ue.1 111 pnn. me al

\\\\ .lh:f:,,

lg) pwhihi1111g ,pcc1t�..:J

111<:1h11d, nl fi,h111g that .ire

hannlul tu 1hc fi::-hern.:5 and

th<: en\\ 1ro11111cn1 ,,r the u,t:

01' ,pl.'...11icd I) pes or t ishing

gear in rrll\\ 1m:ial \\\\aters.

I h l thi: <.':,tahl hhmt:nl and

rrl1tcc1mn ot' marine

rc:-\\:r. i,;,:

{ii

reguhui11g

and

prohibi1i11;; the cutting of

mang.rnn:,;

ij) ,ub;cct W ,ubsec1ion {-IJ,

alllhonsing the u:.e of

,peciifod natural poi,onj

and1gen,,u, lo Solc,1mm

bland, for li.-.hing in an�

,pe,.:11il:d .trca 1•r areas of

(lHI\\ in" i.il \\\\ah:r,:

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(1-J pr'-' .:nl"lm;; penallll.'S tor

oJfrnc-c-, agam,t :Ill}

()rdinancc or h) e-1:rn m:11k

1111dc1 thi, ,e-.uon. 1101

e.,1.:c1:J 111g 1,,,, th,,us,111J

dollar, for an 0flc11CI.'

a!.!a1n,1 an� < Jr<lin,11h;1; 111d

one 1li,1u,a11t.l tl,,llar:, tor an

l•lTcncc ag,1111'1 a l1} t>l.1\\\\

( I) :--.:u a111hori,u1icm ,ha11 be

�" �11 under p.ir:igrJph : ti) un k"

1h1..• l'rm mcial \\..,i.:mhl) has

d\\.:h::-miI1ed 1h:11 thl" lhC: ,,f the

n.1tural p(,i,011 h) he :.iuthori,eJ ,,

n c11,t,1mar) p1.1ctkc in the arcil 111

i,hkh ,udt pc,i,1m i, intcrnkJ lu

h: u;;ed ;mJ th:u the: con1i1111cd ti-.c

111 ,uch 11a1ural poi:--,111 ,•.ill 1101

...ig11itica11tl� llllpilir thl' CLuh•g) lll"

tht: :in:a t11 an·a, �·on1,;.:meJ

'41 \\n) Urd111:10LI.' ,1d,1rti..d

1:aJe.- 11ii, ,c1.·1i,m shall he not1t"ie<l

ronlm:th 'l' �h� \\lmr-,.tcr

:-·�,p,1nsihle tor ;-ro, in,;mi

i•o, errm1c:nt ·111d ,hall .1rn cnh:,

u111!1 it ha., hci.:11

:,ppw•. ..::GI •0� 1ha1 :\\l:111:,tl.'r in

Cl1TI,-ultatl1)1l "1th 1hr: \\1111,..,\\l"r

rc~nms1hk for li,hL'l!c._,

-\\pplicatinn ,>f the Precau ti1111ar�

\\ JliH"(lOl'h

l I I l ) l 11c

prc-:aullu:1,11 )

approadt shall be applied to the

.:011'.cf\\atlon. management .1:1J

�,pl11itation ol the 1:...hcrrc..,

n.·...ourc.:, 111 order 10 protct't the

ri,hcric, rc-:-ourcc, ,mJ pre,c,, l'

the marml· i.:11, 11onmcn1.

(2) fhc \\l1r1i:;1cr ma� mal-c

rqwlatrons fnr the implem1.nta111111

111 1hc pn;:l;au1io11ar) apprnu�h to

(i-;herre� 111anagemc11t

cu~tom:H') lhhine I il!h1'

I.! (I I l'omnwr.,;1al lhhm;; 111

\\\\:tier:- :.ubject

1-1

fi,.,hmg righ,, ma) he ..·.arried 0111

,uhJt'\\:t to :-.uch Ii�hl'-

(2)

An) pL'r-,on ti,hmg in

\\\\ ,11cr:. �ubject 1,, ClhtL1ma�

li'.\\h111g nghh "ilh ,11 from ri

li,hinu ,c:.,cl \\\\ likh j.., n:qu1rcJ 1,1

hc..• 111..1;:11-.;cd u11d1:1 -;ci.:111111 I I ,ir 16.

,h,dl bi: prc...u111cd. until thl'

cunlra'> is pro, cJ. to he li:,him.!

,:om mcrciall�.

f 11 \\\\ I;;; 11 ,, p,,,, cJ �hat

.U::,loma� fi, 1in� ril.!ht!> h3\\ c

been hreachcJ the i:,Hrrl ni:.t) order

cornpen�aiion i., �•c p:11d 1,, the

c11,1ornar� fi,h111g rig.hi h,1ldt!r,

\\n) p.:r-.,111 ·,,hn fail� IP

�ornpl� \\\\Ith au 1•rdc1 maJt.· unJ...-r

,11lhc�1io11 i1) ,hall he guill) nl'an

t.11 h!IICt.: Clf 61.• liable In fU) 111

,Jdit ic>n 1,, .:1.Hnpc11•,,11 i••n ,,rJ.·1 cd

1111de1 ,ub ;:cltl•l1 13: II ti,r ht'r r.....

11,,t e•-�-:etlin� fi, e :rnnd, cu 1, Iu

.,, b.: :mpfr,,.m...-d fl•r :-1:-. 11wn1h,

I "' {I) Tlw Prrl.'tt11r L'I 1•1:,l.crl��

,Ii.Ill. Ill C1111<;,rlt.1l1\\l'I \\\\ 1th Lill.:

Ll''llll'il. Jra,\\ ,1p I 11..elbtllg

{ ,11ith:l111es fi1r c11d,1r,i.:111cnt h) 1h.:

�li111�1.:r. 111 n:I 11i,,11 \\11-

(,1J • •t. fi,l1eric, for ,,!,i.:h

cc,rrn .... 1111 ti,hin!! li..cnc..-s

111n_, "'t' J'-,Lk'(i:

ib} the 111etho.t, ul ri�hin:;.

1:,p.::, a11d qu.111111)

equ,pmenl.. :11cl111Ji11!! tht: ,t

, c,sd mo111111rr11!,! '>) ,te11h

th:11 111.i_, h1.: u�...-d 111 reln1i,111

10 each Jislwn.

I c I the :-.u�la11r.1blc � idth,

alh,,,. ablc k,.:I, l)f fi-.hin:,?

:111J total alk,\\,able c:atche!>

an re,pe.:t of all\\ li,he11.

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(dJ quota;; of the number-..

and 1-.md, 01 hcenC'\\.'!> thaa

ma) he i,suM. o, eraII ,111J

tn an) '-'JK.'fDlOr. in rdn1 ion

l\\l ,peedied fi,hcric...

mcth1>ds ol li,hing. related

acll\\ i111.:, anJ ..,jm1l:11

11 IUtll.'P,:

(t.') the CCllflUlllic , iahilit)

llf \\':11-iuu, l..imh of ti,h111g

operati,,,.., and rdated

;.11.:1i, i11t..•:,. both cum::nt and

pr111w,cd. and the eff..:-::ts of

that , iahslit� on llst.' ,cn111g

ol quota,.

( fJ priL•ri1ie:- ll\\ he oh,cl" cd

in 1hc �ran11ng nt all \\lr :111)

i.:la:,:, nr lkcnce:

ig) the r�·r:-Olb or da,,c:-. ,,f

pcr-,011, \\\\ho ma, apply t,,r

l.• n,m,:rc,.d fi,h111� or

rehnt.:d acu, 1tk,. and

(hi nn, other mancr,

:d;itin� 10 tht! �ting tJI

!i.:e111.:c, IOI fi,hing 01 n

related ·1..:II\\ II)

I.!) In prcparin!_! the L1u:n,111g

< ;11itkhnc-,. 1hi: Dm�Ctllr ol'

1-ishcnes ,h;i II ha\\ c.: rc!car<l to an�

fislu:rres ma11a..:e�ne111 :rnd

di.:', dopmcnt p!Jn dru" n 11r in

;1ccordance \\\\ 1th ,1.-ctr\\)n 7.

(3) The I 1cen,-In!! Gmdelinc!

dr.rn 11 up under 1h1:. ..ecnnn. and

illl) amcnulllt.'"llb lO Or fl'\\ 1sil-•l1'

thl'reof

(a) ,hall compri,c thc

pmnar� sWh:111ent nf

naLil1nal p,,lic� in respe1..l of'

,,r the ln.:en,ing fish111,; illlU

rt.>lated .1.:11, Hie,-:

I l, l lllil: contam directs, e,;

and p-roh1b1t1C'tlh. con,i,1cn1

,, 1th the pa,, ,,ions vi tl11s

\\ct. "lrn:lt ..h.1II

nb,ef'\\ ed h) 11II per-.011� and

bodse.. rc-.p, 111,ihlc for the

ad111i11i'l-tra1io11 of 1hi, .-\\c1:

and

(Cl ,hall Cl11t1e 11110 efted

upl•n rece1vill!,! crnfor,eme111

h� rhe \\lini,k'r

Local fi,hin�, es"el lin-nCl''

1..: (I}

'-:u lucal li,-hiug \\c-.,d

.>hall be u<.ed for comm.:reial

fi,,hing or rdnrcd m.:11\\ 111e,- i11

!',olomon l,-1:mJ., \\\\lllcr!> \\\\ i1h0ut a

,altd lkence 1,,ucd under thi,

:-1.'ction 111 1e-.pe1.t l>I th.ti n.�. ,d.

\\2) 'i110_1e..i h' an� 1c1uila11pn,

ma(k Linder sect1nn 59. ,uh:.c\\..ll<"l

1 I 1 ,h.ill n••l upph ll> ,1 <.a1111c -

(a) pu\\, ercd ,nk•I) h�

paddle l)r ,:id: or

i b) 0,,11-?J l,� a Cthl"i'la�

li,hing n!!ht lllll<ler or ,,

pcr...on

pt.'r,on.,

c11,10rn::ril� e11ti1lcJ tu fi,:1

111 \\\\atc.:r, ,uhji:1.:1 h)

1.:u,1omJr) fi,h111g ri;_d. tb.

11J

An ;1ppl11.:al1\\l11 fnr a h,cal

n�hing , e..sd lii.:1.:11<...: ,h.tll bl!

1t1atk an 1h� pre,cnliLd lnrm 111 the

I>ircch.>r of Fi-.hcric-..

the D:n:..:_,r of (·i,hcric, ma�

i:.:,uc a local fi-;;hin!! , essd ltcen.;e

in th!.· p1e,crib..:J ll11111.

t5I

An appli-.:.11i1111 liir a k,.,aJ

lishmg lkt!llLI.! ltlily h1.: rclus\\.'d fin

an) or the fulkm ing. g.rm111J.,,·

(:t) that it \\\\1lulu ht.'

cktrimi:ntal to the prnper

111:111:tgL"mt:111

anJ

con,.cn a11011 of the fi:-hi:rio

and other ,uJ11.111 c organi:,rn:,

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,,f '-olomon Island:- hJ grnnt

1h..- apphcall'-'n. t3l-mg 11110

ac.:011111 the conient, of an�

applicable

fi,hcric:,

m:11i.1cc11l\\.'lll

a11d

JeH,l,>p111cr11 plan:

(hl in the case c,f a lncul

foh1ng \\1:-.,d bdlmging to

a 1.vn1p:111_) ul the 1.u1cgor�

rd�ncd IC'I in paragraph ( U /

,1f the definition or local

compnn) in :-.i?ction ..,

\\\\ here ,he 1,,u;.ince of a

licencl' ,,ould be cuntrar)

:11

,Ill�

obligation,

u11<.k11,1l-.c11

b�

1hc

Go, crn111e11t nr an� puhlk

hnd) l!t1<.!cr an ag1ecrncn1 in

fon:e.

Fr-.hcnc, h,is n:a-,.111 111

he lie, c 1ha1 the applic.1111

·., ill not co111pl� ,, ith the

condi1:or;<. ('f the lic�nce: or

{d) such other ,;.rou111.1' :1s

ma� be ,pedfied in thi, Act

'-'r .m� re:!ulation, 111,1de

und'!r 1h1, J\\i:1

(6)

Nn l11..c111.:1.: sh.ill bi.: ,._,,11.:J

i11 respect (ii I l,.1-. 11 fishIll:! , e,sd

,l11ch is a ,c,,i.:l 1,) ,,hich sCCll1•ll

181 1 l of the '>hrppsng ,\\tt applrc:-;

unle-.,- 1hat ,c-,,c:I ha, n ,aliJ

.•,aii:1� c.:rtificatc i-,:,u.:d unJcr

:-1.'crkin 13 01 that \\..:L or. if no

,111,;h �errilkntc 1, required. unk,,

!he ,c,.,,d comph.:, \\\\ uh an�

,1lct) ,;1andn1ds prc,cribt!d 1J11Jcr

,�i;ti1m 5CJ of thi-. Ac1.

(7l

N\\l lil\\.'ll,.1: i:.,-ucJ under

thr-. section rn rcspi:ct l)f an) ll)Cnl

li:.h111g. , e�,d shall be , ahJ l1.1r

li,hrng in an� prodncial \\\\ate, ..

unl�ss the licen.:e hn,- bel.!11

i:nd,lr,<.·d b� the pr,J\\ inc1nI

I'll\\ cn1m1Pnl rnnr�m.P,-i 'lnrl ,,rhPr

I<>

than 111 a.:.:t•rdancc "ith th.: 1crnis

ol 1hat endor:-em.:nt:

l'rm idcd i.hal ,, here .1 laccn..:c hn,

hccn i,,ucd io II ll1i;al fishing

,e-.,l'l ,n n.:,pcct ot' hait 11,hing

,,p.:r.111011-, 011 csrabli..hc::d h..iit

!:Pound, under a \\\\ ri!len

,1grccrm:11t ,, llh ct1St11111,tr) fishing.

rig.ht hl11Jcr,. t.:nd11r,-c111cn1 ('r the

lu:cnce ,hall nnt he 111m;,1sonJhl)

rc11i:-cd or Jcla) cJ h� the

pHl\\ inc1:1I gO\\l.!mmcnl con1..eme<l.

(S1 \\\\ h-.:rc ·, local li-.hing ,cs-,d "

w,.:.d m COIii rmcntr,,11 of

:-ulbc.:'.llllfl ( I I. the rna'-lcr

opcrnlor, o,, nc1 and chani.:Tcr

,hall .:.1ch be li,1!,h. 1,1 a li11c n,11

c,..:ccdi11g 1\\H• 1.llil.!l'•:tn_d dnllar..,

(9) \\\\ lier,: u ll•Ci.t! 1i,hi11g 'vc,sel in

h:-.pi:�t of \\\\ hid1 ,1 l1cc11cc: ha,

h..c:n 1 .,u.:J unJcr ,h1, �c:ctio11 ,,

u,ed m �n111rn, criti,m \\.,, nn�

,:c,ndi1wn ,lf that lkt:11.:c:. or I

u...'-"J for ii,htn� 111 pr11\\ i11i:1:,I

\\\\atcr� ,, 11hoct tt.i: c:1dor-.c-ment ,,f

rlw

rd,·\\ ant

pr,1\\ 111c1::il

�oH·rnmcnl unJcr ,111,,cclll•II (- 1

or .. ,ar.u) it, 1h1: 1�·rnh ot 1 1111

c11d1 r,elllclll. the tll,1s1cr, l1pcn111r

1.1\\\\IICr ,i. nd cha11cn.:1 sh,t!I ea1.h b1.:

guilt) ur :m llllcnC\\.' und ,hall (lC:

!i,1hlc tf1 a fine 1101 c,1.ecd111g ,ini:

hundred 1h111i-.anJ d11!1Jr-.

-\\Cl:{.',-, .ll!tl' (:01('0~

15 (11

Ille \\lints!cr ma� \\\\ith

the appro\\ al of Cah1nc1

1,1) ..:nll:'r 1nt<1 :ig.n.:cmenh

\\\\ ·th ._ thcr ,tJtci. l'n a

h1l..1teral 111 11:g1�111ul basi-,

pr,I\\ idi11g for lllL .1110..atiPn

,lt' ti�hing r L!.hh in the:

" 1tcrs l1 f 11tn-,c state, t •

.., 1111011 hlaml, fi,hin�

,...,,c.:1-.. and

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1 h) cmcr into agrcerm:111,

\\\\Jlh other ,ta,c-. and \\\\ 1th

a -.t•dation, repr1....,c1111ng

torcign fi-,hin_g , c.-,;..;cl

v,, nl.'r� or chancr: c-r5. on n

hilmcrnl or rcgion:11 lt.1,i�.

p11.1, 1d111g tor 1h... alIc,o..311011

ot li,h111� right-. ir ,, I ,mon

1-.lnmh "nkr,., l, , 1.·,scl,

lr,11t1 1ht1si: �1;11es or

a,,t,ci.1ti111h

(�, ,\\11� lH!fC.:ClllCl11 Cllh:rc<l

111111 u111k·1 ,uh,l.'etion ( I l (1:,1 ,h,ill

111Llmlc a p,,,, ,,km e:.tabli,hi11g

the rc,pnm1bilit� of rhe h n.!11!11

�t.lle ,,r .i-.-.i,c:iation to lJl-.c ,111

nccc:---.ar) mc:hurc, 10 cn,urc

�-umpliancc b) it-. , c�,cb "i1h thl.'

tern,, ,md ::ontlt1h)ns ot the

a�rccmcnl and "1th the la,,

rda1111g l\\1 fhhin_g m "olomon

bland ,, liter,-.

0 I l·or tht.> purpo,e:- of this

,1."cti, 11 :mil ,cction I ii the tcnn

· ,UH\\··· ,hal1 :m.:luJe 1111) rcgmnal

orgaui,ati, n to \\\\hich the po\\\\cr 111

11egot1.ik ,Kcc,-. a�reements has

hee11 tkk::-ih.·J h) the member

C\\lllfllf,c, •,r I hat reg i<111aI

lllg.Jll1'fl\\ll11l

Foreign fhhinl! , C!l'-CI licence-.

16 t 1 l '-111b1ci.:t to '>Ub�t:Lllon I 2 J.

no lill'l.'l!,!1 li,hing ,e,.-;d -;hall he

u,1.J l�lf 1ish11 '- or r.:l:u"J

llll\\ 11ic,. 11 .., •I mon bl,mrf,.

"a,er "11h0ut

(n) ::i ,alid forc:i_g.n lish111g

,e -.el licence i:,,.:,ued under

thh '.'>Cdron� or

(h) a regional fi:-hm£

licc:ncc is,uc:d m ac.:\\>rdancc

"1th an .1rrangem1."lll or

ag, l'<'nwn! c:nltrc:<l mil'

1111,kr ,l'CI i,,n 15

I�) �ub,cc-tion I I l ,hall Jh'\\t arrl)

to ::in) luri:1�n ti,hing ,c::-.sd u,cd

:.old) for fo;hcr1i:-, r.:,t:zm:h or

::.un e) opcrauons

b) mean, of 1i,l1111g gcar other

than a hand line or n\\d and hue

.,I al' h.: d.:l.'111t.•d nl,t to he fi,hin:!

, ,r �r111

(-1 J \\n ,1pplaca111111 for a lorc,�n

fi,l11ng , ..:,sd l1i.;..:11n: shall be

mnJt! in tht- prt.:,.:ribcd r11rm to 1hc

IJire<:ll•r nf I 1she111:-.,

(5J 1\\11 :1pplica1i11n f,lr a

r1..·'.!1onal ti,hcn,:� lk1.·111.·I." ,!1;-ill �

m 1d�. in lht' pre-.cnhctl lonn. 10

,he �omp..:tcnt rcg1on:tl a�rnc�

.t11:10ri,cJ to i,,uc rt!_ mal

fr,hmg 11.:cncc, untlcr ,e�11,,n :5.

(6) ..;ubjl'Cl ll' ,uli..c.:um1 C)

the Direcmr ut I i,hcm•. , n1a)

1:,,-.111: a fordt?n li,11111� , 1..•�,d

lie.en.:� in rc,peL·l of ,111) lt)Jri:;n

'i:-hing \\i�,..,i:i llllll111r:,11,� !nm

l.",,d w be u,c<l in ,11ch ;;r�J-. N.

\\,•l<•mu11 J...!Jnd, ,, ,tti.:r:. ti.,r ,uc:1

fi;;.hing l,r rrlJtcd al.II\\ 1111..•s ;J'- m.1�

be pre,.:nbcJ 1111h1. 111 cn..:e

(7) Suh_je.:t 111 ,uh-.c1..11n11 (Sl.

m, lurc:ign fi.,h1ng \\cl',sc:I licc:111.e

:.hall he i,suc:<l 111 rc:,pc:cl J:' all)

forc:,;n li:.hmg , c:s,d unl6:-. tht'rt.:

" in lvrcc \\\\ llh tlw lJP\\ crnmcnt :,f

the: fl.if 5tmc: 01 the: ,c· :•N:I ,r "nh

,in asso.:iauon Clf ,, h1ch LI e o,H1<:r

Qr charterer i, a inc:mhc:r tin

accc-,,-. agrccmi:111 10 ,\\hich 1he

Go,.:rnmcnl ot �ohm1on lslands

j, 8 p.trt�

(S l

A 11.:cncc ma) he is:.uc:d

in re:.pe.:1 of -

(al a lorC"1g11 li,hing ,i.::.,d

f,,r tc-.t fi,hi11g. upi.:ration,.

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( b) a locull� ba,ed fl1n.·ig11

1 e"!-1 fishing cipt-ralion!>.

ti,h111g , c,,cl.

18. (I)

I ht." �tini,ti.:r ma) .. P)

no1,,ith,-rnndmg the ah...cnc.: of :rn

11011.:e publi,hed in th.: G<11clk.

accc,, ngn:c-111�111 othen, i,c

apprO\\c a:. tc,t ri:,hin� uperalwn:-.

n.•tp11rct.l under -.uh,crticm ( 1 1

an) fi)l11n� operaii('lh c:imL"d out

b;, forc:1!!11 ihhint! , c,,d, m

(<>) No licence 1.;-.uet.l undt:r

",�,nwn lsl:mch l(ir a limited

thi, �c..iio11 in rc:--pc.::t or Ull)

pt:n,l<l nf rirne for rhe pnrp("-t: of

101 l.!i!:_!n 1)! fi-,hmg , t:,,el shall l,c

tL",ung tht: li:a,ihilit� of

, alld ti.,r li,h1tl!! 111 :m� prll\\ inci,il

corn111e1dal li,hin!,: l1pi:ra1101b

,, ,1h:r-, 1111k•,:-, the lict:"111.t: ha:- bcc.•11

,, irh the , ic" Ill th1. c,-tahli,hment

cmh1rscd 111 the.• prc,crihcd manner

,,f I 11.Jlh ha,ctl Ii,ht:f:

b� Lhc pro\\'incial gm -.:rnm1:11l

operullun-.

c0111.:ernctl

I 2) Where thc lest !i.,h,ng

( IO I I11 b-.11i11� a ltct:ace unth:r·-,

Ppcrnrh�,i-. .ire 11, be earned �1111

�1 � � � g ,, '£ thb -,ccti,111 thc D1rectm ,,I'�

,,holl) or in pan i11 pro, incial

f-i,hi:ric.', ,h.111 tnl,,.t: 11llo a..:cou111 c J z er. � \\\\ater-... the.' \\linbtcr shall c,,n�uh

\\0!11111011 1,1:ind.., oh11gauon, u11Jcr

ith the.• pm, incial g,1\\c.:mment ur

f co - > rhd1laatt1c. 1r1galloo1r·1,11mcnutl'u'lateral

rreatic-.

0 S � �o, en11nen1:- conct>rncd prior to

".1 o-:r (l) ;uq:: apprm .Hlf! _ucII nptr.tt ,,nn-. under

fil 6 ,._ i,_;; g;

Iha, -i:::CIIOn.

( I 11 \\\\'hcri.:

o , L"s,1. I 1.s usi:d

0 suh,�\\;ll\\111 (I).

.1. 11

coi"o11r1erai-i\\menlfi1..0,hnin,-!,.1-!.:t��:>

the IIIJ;;tc.'r. O\\\\llc.'r tn

ii:

u:.,,;

�

;

�

(l)

�

g .:J

�

('., )

,he

An� Jppr,J\\ al giH·n b:-

71.lini,tcr under 1hi, ,c-::iun

:mtl \\.·ha1lt•rer s.lull t:.'.l.Ch bc :;uilt� -

,hall not relii:, c tht: ""nc:1. ,m nc.>r

i l'r an ,i!Jcn�c and ,hall e,11:h he

or cha11cra of the.' ,c,,cl fr,)01 the

liahlc to a finc not e,cceding 0ne �

mdlit•n <lnll:11,.

licen,in� r1.·l1111re111c11b ,,t ,i:1:11,,n

16.

I I� l Whc1..: a ti1n:1gn li::.hing

, es,i:I i, 111 hrcach of all\\

conJil1nns nl ih IK1.1Ke. ,,1 h:-1..,

contrJH'lH:J th1.: rnl\\ h,ions

,uh,cl.li1,11 (()> tlti: �ipi:rator ,hull

on cwwicti,,11 he liable to a tinc

not c:-.cccding onL" million dollar,

anJ -.uch fore1�11 li-.hmg vc,�ct

,hal I h,1, e it, I,ccnce re, C1kcd.

Licence 001 to relic, l , l"''-CI. mash'r or

crew of obligation, under other l::m,

I,.. ;--.:o licence j,..,uc.-..1 under this 1\\ct

<;l,,111 n.:lil·, c an:, forei�n ti,hiug

, e,,el ,,r ih O\\\\ncr. d1artercr.

rn.i,ter ,,r 1,;t1:\\\\ ol an� obligati,,n

or requirements imposed h_) la,,,

of ",nl1111w11 bland:; :oncern111�

na, ig.111�,n. 1,;l1.:,IOl11S. 1mrn1grallPII.

hP:illh "' t\\ll11•r m•,n,•1·--

(-1-1 An) lish ca11gh1 during

lht: C{)llr',C l)rappr0\\CU t1:-.t lhhmu

,_1pcra11,111:-, -,h.tll he d,..,po-.cJ of 111

'1CC,lrdam:e \\\\ilh !hi: c11ndi1mns 111'"

th.: fi.,;hmg lu.:'-·ncc.

fi:--bcrics n::-earch ancl

operation-,.

11.)_ (I)

The :1.-lan-.tcr ma� .. c•n the

:-uhm1,sion of .1 ,,;_Hi'!>faCIOI'}

req•arch or ,un C) plan in

co:i:.ultation "irh the Direch1r of

Fi...herie, :iuthc,ri-,e nn) , cs..d or

per-.,n to unJcnal,,.e fi..,henc,

rt::,,1,;Jn:h or ,uf\\ i:) oper.1tion:,, in

'>d ,01011 I ,land, ".uer-..

12 1 ;--.:,, au1huri,�1t111n -.h:.ill he

grnntc.l 111 rc-.pc..:t nf fi,ht:rie:-

f"., .. ,.;,1J_,..,.. h .,.,.,. .,..1,'"" ...,,> ,,n ..... ,.._., ;"'""" f,""

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he canicd out in prcwmcial w:ltcr:

,, itliou1 1hc ,1grecmcn1 ol thc

n-:k, ant prO\\ inc ml ;:!O\\ cmme11t

( 1 l The :-.1mi,11:r ma� att:Jch

!->UCh contlition, ,h he Jcern, 111 ll•

at1\\ autlwn-.al i,111 grant<!d w1e.kr

sub-.ccti,111 I I I.

p1:rso11 ,, ho

1111di:rtaJ..t·, or .b,i,h Ill llll)

lhhi:ril!,- re-.enrch or :,\\lr\\C�

1i:.h111g ••rcr::ttHm.. Ill S,110111,m

bl.mJ"> \\\\;ttcr:,.

<a) "1thout aut.hori�:JlHlll

under ,11b-.,cc11011 (I): or

!h) iu .::11111ra,cnt1f111 of a11�

co11J11it111 rir c0nJ111rn1,

�lladwJ tf, the autlwn,atio11

unJ,;:r ,ut'hcc11.-,n I .1 I

_;hall h: g.utlt) ul an offcnc..: ,md

,hall be i.,bk to a fine 11f11

c,cccJ111e I\\\\ o thou5anJ dC'lllar,.

\\,o,, ,i!!C of li!.hine. el'ar by foreign

fi"h111� , e,,cJ,

:o. t I l

\\II li,hing. !:-ca1 , n bP;ud

n.. 'I lorc1g11

11111::. \\..:,,cl in

\\nlt1mon hl:111d:- \\\\atcr:-. ...hall he

,tp1\\.cJ in ,uch .1 m,111n�r that it i,

11111 rc;1dtl� :l\\':.tilabk ti.1r lbC for

li-..hing.

1.:'.1 \\u'1..,cct11111 ll) ::.h:1II 11111

appl� -

(a) to .i fore1!?t1 1i:.hmg

\\ cs)el that 1. m an area nl

'll lt•mon !,land:, \\,ater, in

\\\\ 111..:h it j,. ;mthori:,ed ll.1

thh in ac.:NdJJ1c.: \\\\ ith ,1

fi!ihtnl.! lkc11..:c lS'>lh:J rnu.h.:r

secl1n11 IC/ or a regional

lhhmg h\\;cnct.:_ c•r in ,, hid,

it j:, author i:-.:.d to umh.:rtul,.c

ti,hc1 i..:, rc,carch or -.un l:�

opcrnt1t.)II", umk1 -..:.::i1111 Io.

or com111c11. ml ,p, rt 1i,hin1:;

opcr.it1011, untlc:r "cction 2�

(h) 10 handlim::. on board a

forcig.n ,l"�:-d u,cd solch

for :--fll)r1 li'>h1n::_!.

111

V.herc ;i Ji.nu1u11 li:.h111c

,c:;,cl contrJ,c11c-.. -..ubsct..1100 (I).

the l°'pcrah11. nl.l'>h.:r \\'I\\\\ 11cr am.I

\\'hanercr ,hall each he gt1ilt� of Jll

offcn..e aml ,hall each h..: liable 11.,

.i tine tlL'l c:..rce-<ling li\\c hundrt"d

thou-.and dollar-.

Go,lrnml'ut', po,,er co l'Otcr int11

regional :acrt:cmcnl'-.

21 (I,

l"h..: �lini,tt,;r ma� wirh

:he appw, al (lr l,thllh!l ..:111,•r llltll

a11:111�cmcnb 11r aµH'.:111.:111' ,, ith

l',1.:ifil' !,land ,11.11c, :111J ,, 1th any

;,,111p..:tcnt rl!gll'll,tl li'>h\\.'rir:-.

ag{'JIC�. 11fll\\ iJiug ,tgro:1!11\\Clll" for

(a) the lurr;1011i,a1i..m ._,f

lii.:era,in,! pn•�·cdures atHI

.:ondiuo1h 111 rc-,ped 1f

fon.·12n lishin!.! \\c,,cl, J:11.!

!ht..• lll:.S!llh!IJalh.:c DI ;\\

rcg.ttlll.il rt!!.!i,tl!! or 11.'rciga

f:,l11n!! \\ ,:s,el-,.

fh) tit\\.' dcsiumllion 111' an

\\Jmini,trator 111 re:..ped ol

,111)

rcgio11:1 I

JL\\.t':--.

agreeml!ru. the i,;;11Jnct: b�

lhl.' :\\dmini!-tratt,r r,I

n:g1011al fi,hing licence..

sander :111� rcgh111al n1...:\\.'s,

,1g.rc.:mc111

a11J

tho:

conditio11, u11Jc1 \\\\ hi...11

,u.:h r\\.'giL'llal f1-.h111g

I1ct.'nct!S ma� be issu1:J h�

1he \\drn111i..1r.111w

I c) thl.' t,tl..: in� l)r joi111 or

h,mn1.1nised

en foreemc11 t

mle'a::.ur6 in rc�pl.'CI of foreign

fishin� ,c5sds .:onua,cniu_;;

fi,_ht·r:es l:nh in chc rc'.!11)11: l•r

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( d) the establi�hment o: a re:!io11nl

fr,herie, organa--auon or

arran�ement

tiJr

the

<.:un...cn ,Ilion 1111d managcnl\\.'111

of hrghl,:- 1111gra10 r.:- ,pt'Clc:

and a-.,oc1a11:d -.pe\\. e-..

(2)

h11 1lw purp11<,e of giving

ctf.:.::t to .,n, .1rr:1ngcmen1 ,,r

al.!n:cmcnl cmcn:<l mw unJe, chi,

,cc.:11011. the �lini,ta ma� h�

< 1rdcr publi...hd m lhc Guettc •

ta) e,crnjll .?.11.:- lo1cign

fi!>hiug , {',,t·l hold111!! 11

•, ai:J 1e2m11,1l li,h111g

liLence

trom

,uch

pr,n isir•t1' Of thi, ,-\\c! aad

any n:t!11la111,11:. m.1dl.' u111.kr

thi.., F\\Lt a:- ma� h,:

inc1m-.1-.1c1·1 ,., ith the

rup11rcmcnt-.

impn,.:d

1mJ.:1 nn) r�g,ou:11 .,n:c,•

.:_g1-.c111;:-111 �• ·,!�ich imp1..,t'

;-cqu1ri:mcn1, ribo 1mpt.hCJ

b� ,m:!1 rc_;.,,,.-:tf ,tt·.:L''•

':�fC•!:tH.:111�

(I,1 l'Tl',cnh!: 1he .:onJufon,

!l' h: 11h:-cr, ell h� cper:11(11-.

nl f,1t1i.:.11 ti,lur; \\e;;,,,·1,

t:'\\l11t�1:cd tmde, rara�r.ipl1

{a) ,,h1k li,;h111g .ir

n.n 1gal ing 111

bland-. ,,mer::.·

tc J prm ii.Jc that ,,hL're a11,:

for::1g11 fishmg , -e�.,cl 1.,

:rsed in contra,·cnt,011 ,,f

an� of 1he cond1t1t11h

pre,..�ihi:,! undcr parn;,;rnph

Cb>. tJ c 1· a,tcr. o,\\ner :111d

cham.:rcr :-hall each tic

guilt) tif .in olfrncc and

pro, 1de 11,r a p1.:nalt) 1•f' a

fine not e,cet-'d111g one

milhl•ll Jnll:ir, for ,11d1

,._1ffcn.:e: ,Uld

(J) prO\\ ,de tha� i_,n

COO\\ iclilJII ol the ma,ter.

.::'.O

ohcncl.' umh.·r ,uch ( lrdi'r.

th.: CC'lurt nm) abo urder thL'

h)rfciture

11,

rhe

< HI\\ l.'ntllll.'111 ul' �hi: 11,hin!,!

•. cs,L·I :i11d an,:- lhh. li�hing

;_!car. carc!n .111J �lrin:·, tound

thl.'.'rcm tll lhe1 l..'011

I; l

An.:- l•rdc1 nwJL' unJe,

,11h,.:c1i,,11 I 2, -.hall hL st1l1jec1 11'

ni:�nth c re,olu1i1111 l'l l'arliamc111.

l i • ·...:o for.:ign \\CS,..:! ,h,1ll be

us..:d fo1 ,nn:r li�hing in ,-.a1er-,

,ub1ec1 w Cll'>lC•m:11: fishing right-.

·,\\irl111t:t 1hc a�rc�·1th.'lll in \\\\ritinf

t1f the e1i-;t(in1.ir• li:;!iinl,! ri�ht

holdc,

l:' l

•\\n�

p�-��,,11

�' h,;

• l'lll�,,' e;ic, uh•.:..:1;1 1, I I J ·:lt.1 '.I

be gur!1� ol :..111 oi't1:!11:I.' "":nu ,t,r,11

t,�· hnt-!e Iv ::i fin.: ,1,·I .:;,,_�·,:d1,1�

tllll.' IICll Jr,d tl101:r,:11,:l l,1l!a:,;

�1,m111�1d:tl !p,,rt ti�t,i;,,.! h:: !iir-.:i:�n

\\ e:--,t:h.

2::. '1 J

\\ohtt:<:l uJ , d>,Cl.lh'IJ t),

!Ill' :\\l,,1r-.1cr ill,l'.• Ill -.!tll'sll 11at1n11

-.,ith tlt\\. D1recll r 111" I· i-;h...rre-. l'tl

1ltl' ,11bmi.,..,i,.11 ,,1· 1 ,ali•f.tct<lr)

propo�.·I m ,Hiting.. ,HJ1ho1,.,c .in�

l<n ei_gn ti,hin� \\ es..,d h1 111dcn:il..t.'

com111crc-ial

,;pl•n

rrslun�

uper.111011 111 :-;010111,,11 bland:.

,,atcr-. for ,-u,:h pcriNI of Lim.: .,..

he ma) ,pecil) 111 the

,w1hon,;i11011

L� I Nu au1ho11,a1i,111 ,11;111 be

g1:1111eJ 111 n:,p1.:c1 of .:,mnntc·rcial

,p,,n ri..hi11g npt.!ralH)ll's In fl\\.

�:lilied ou1 in prmin<:1111 \\\\ater,

\\\\ illl{llll tht.' agn.:cmcnt or lh\\.

rl.!k,nnt pro, im:ial _!!••' e, 11111e11L

(3I

lfo: � I 111i,1er ma)

pre-,cnbc ,u.:h condi1ion, ,h he

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dc:1:111, fil to nn� authori-.nti(lll

�rnnt undi:r ,ub..,e.;11011 ( 1 )

( 41

\\p

pt:r,Pll

\\\\ho

1111JcrwJ..�, or tt,:-i,h ll1 llll)

lOlllllw1c1al !,p(•rt ti,hing

11pnali11n, in ,1.J.111wn bland,

w:itc-rs \\\\ i1li11111 thi: :iuth11ri,a11011

nt' lilt." :,.,11111,ll.'r ,,r in �.l. ll(f;J\\ 1.'llltlltl

,,I J.11� n111tlitif111 or condition,

:lltacht:><l to thl.' nuthuri,..111011 ,hall

be guilt) ol an c,ffi:ni:e and shall

bi: liahli: to a tine not e,ceed1ng

one hundrc.·tl 1hou,and dollars

Fhhing licenc(...,.

:.i I l) l ,c•) li-.hin� licc111.'.:

,hall be: 111 thi: pri:,cribc"J lt1r111 ;ind

-;hall bi: subjccl lo ,ucl1 g\\!111.:ral

c1111Jit1ori-. a:- ma� be prc,l.'.tibcd

:md to :.pcci.tl conJ1t1l,1l'- .1, nia�

b1.: ,pcc,fi.:d •:mlcr .-.ub,t:..tlllf1 (.2).

(2) fh,.· l>ircclor of I· i�hcric,.

.. "ith dw appro\\al of the :-.linhler.

ma� pre-..rib..• m ,m\\ fi,hing

. i:,.--d h..cnci: su.:h ,pl.'ciaI

-:ondui,,ns :1, hl' ma) 1h:11k lit.

induuin,? 1.'0llditrllO, rt.>lattng �ll

(..t) th1: !) re ,tnJ ln1C'lh1,d llf

foh111g l>f n:lated ac.11, IL)

authon,..-d.

(hi thl.' area, ,,1th111 \\\\h1ch

!1UdI li�l11ng or rd.ni:d

,lLtl\\ 11ie-. arc author bed:

and

(,:) the lllr�ct ,pccic, nnd

amuunl of li::.h auth,.,ri�cJ 111

fx l,11..l.·11 111l'111Jtng Ull)

rc:,lf1t:1il111 C\\11 b)~catd1.

(•I I ·1 hi: Dir1.:clnr or Fi-,hc1 it:,.

.· .. \\\\ 11h lhc :1rpn1, 11 \\l( lhe ,:\\l111i-.1c1.

. . 111111. from 111m: 11,. unw. \\\\hc:rc.: he

is sati:.tied tlut It 1:-. e,pcdrcnl tnr

the pr\\')p.:r muna!.'.cmcnt ol

1i-.heri1:,,,.. \\ at; an� special

�,

co111litio11, :,ttnchcd h) nn) fi:,h111�

h�cn.:e.

tS) \\\\'hcrle' 1lw Din:ctClr l•f

I· i-,heric... , ar,,...., iJll) :.pcl.'ral

condition.-.. anaclwd tu Jll) fishin�

lil:i:11ce he ..,hall m1tlf� Ille licence

lwldcr ul ..uch \\ arit111u11 ,t., .,oun :h

pr.i.:ticahk

Fees.

.., " ( I J "..in1ect lll :;uh,cclinn, (:.!)

and ( 3J. •here :-Jiall be pa) :ihle -

(n) tn re,pcct of e, er)

lishing ltccncl.'. ..:\\t.T\\

1.'IHlt�r,�nh!nl ,,I' .1 tish1r:g

lkcm:c untie, 'il.'Ltion It,

anJ en!r) autlwn,a111,11

i,,11ctl umk1 -;cct1011 :: 1.

,ul'h 1-...c.., 1, ina) be

prt::-..:ribc:d h) 1111: \\lini,1c:r.

nnd

{b) in the c;:1>l.' Pl fi,rL"i�n

t'i,hin� ,l.,>d l11:e11cc... -.11.::h

other d1:ir2c.,. . .,1, 1,rn) �I.'

pw, 1d,!"1 �or in .11•) a.:.:·:,-.

.lffCl.'ITl.!111 or ,], Ih.:

. \\ iini..tcr rn',1� ,:J1..-n, I,.,;

llct�rm int:.

(2) '\\o let' ...hall he.: pa�ahlc

:\\1r ., 11;-.h in� 1 u...\\.!11\\:t: or

"!nc.lor:si.:111:!nl uf a licclll..: unucr

scctwn I�(, l 1:,,,,.11e<l nr madi.: in

n:,pc-ct ot a canoe uper.uing ,pie!)

\\\\ ithin the \\Hila, l•f a ,m'.!le

Prn, incc

.,("J\\\\; hcre a lilc111:i.: ha.., bt>.:11

1:-. ,ucd in re,ri.:ct ot a h-.1..1I

fi,him.!., , e-...,d m ,c.,pc.:d ol

hai11ishmg up1.:rnt1n11s 1111

c"tahli,hcd h.111 grnu11tb tm,kr

:1 "rinen agrt:cmc.:nt ,, nit

ctr...tomar� lish111g right

h,1lder:.. no tee ,,.hall be p.:tyable

in rc,pctt c.•f 1111: c11dor:-cmen1

l,f 1he lic�nc:e h� the Jlrl>\\mcial

�O\\ cmmem l.Unccrncd other

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., ..

than co�h in1..1trrt'd m rcc;pcct

or ..uch cndnr,r.:mcm.

(-1 I S111',cc11011 t 2 I ,h.1II 1101

rc..1ric1 thL" po,\\cr, l11 3 Pio, 1nc.:1i1I

\\s,t'mhl� 1111Jcr -,ection IO Ill

111·,kc unl11w11cc, ti,r the Ii,:cn:-.ing

111' cun11c:- ,1p1:r,11i11g \\\\ 1lh111 the

\\\\ aters 111 lh1.. prI ,,• inc1..• and lo, the;

pa) 111cm {1I �, fee for an) ,u�h

I icC!ll:l

Validity of licence,.

:6 ( I I SnbJeCt th sub,cc11on I 2 1.

a lil'ence 1,,ucd undcr 1111, Act.

un k" earlier cancelled c,r

r.11,pcmkJ in :1.:co1da111:c "ith

,,1,;c11t,11 2�. ,h,1ll he , aliJ ftir ,uch

pcrind ,wt cxct.:cding t\\\\cl\\l."

11w11th'i ns Ill.I) he ,pc1..1ficd 111 '"l."

licl."nc..:

\\\\ he,.: a , e,,:: I ken,cd

:,, a lc..\\t:al li-.hing \\c-. .:i bec�•nh.'::,"

forci�.m li�hmg ·.c,,el. the h..e,11;"-'

,h.ill .1u1umaticall� tenninate

t, I 1 he , alad11:- of a lon:1gn

fi,hing lir..-nce ,lwll 1101 C:\\ll:nJ

be� onJ till' knn 11f, :iltJit� ,,i ,Ill)

Jppl1cahk m,:l.:c.-., .H.:.recment and

charter ugrecment

1 ·ll

�" licen.:c i...,uc.:J 1111.lcr

this ,\\c.:t ...hall he tran,ti.·rret.1. �old

m Ji..,pn,et.l 11( in an) "·')

\\\\ hai...,,c, t'r C\\\\.'.Cfll "ith lht:

\\\\dllcn :ippro,.11 of the Diri:ctor ol

f i,hc.:rie, and au� tran,fer. !oak llr

di-,po:-aJ 111 a licence ,, ilh1.111t the

Director·:-, aprr,,, al �hall rc11dc1

,uch ltccn.:i: 1m,1li<l

Cancclh1tion and ,uspen�ion or

licence<;.

27 (I) 1111.! Dtrcdor ..:,f 1"1shem.•,.

ma) cancel or u,pend n ti-.l11ng

lianci: on an� 01 the tollo" ini!

gwunJ,-

la) "h1..·r1..• 1hc I >ir..:c1or of

Fhhcne:- is ,ati:-fied that the

�r ,, , c:--,el in rcspi:..:1

hu:h

che liccnct." ha, bi:1.:11 b,ued

. ha-. hec11 used in

contra, c111i1 ,11 ol thi, \\ct or

un, ,1tht.:r Jppl 1cc1bk la\\\\.

,Ill) othcr n111d1tion 1)f thc

liccnt.:l' llr Ill hn:ach or ,In�

.ipf!licahlc

act:e:.-:-.

a!!rccmcnl.

(b) \\\\'here he i, re4utreJ ( •r

:iuthori-.ecJ ti1 tln -.n 111

:i.:cordan.....: \\\\iii· It· ...

prm isi,,11, ,,f :.m� agrc1..'nh:1 t

or arrange. mem c.:1111.:rcd 11110

undersecti,,1115.

I..: 1 -.ut.:h othe1 gwuncb ,1s

ma� he prcwrili•�t.1 f<,r

purpu,e:-. of l:::ihcrie..,

management

nn,J

..:on-,enat1011

(�1

\\Vhere .1 Jishin!,: li1.:cn.:o:

h,1, been cancelled ,,r -.u,pendeJ

under -.uh,el'tion CI J. 11ntitil'at1on

l't the �nncdla1111n ,,r ,u,pens1on

,hall be gl\\"::n 10 the pl•r..,nn lo

"h11lll !he 11..:enl.'.e \\\\,1, 1ssucJ

I .1 J

\\\\ here a lhh Ing I tt.�nce

111, hl.'cn cun..:t'llc<l ,11 -,uspenJeJ

011 the �round, spc.:cllied 111

sub:-edion t I )(Cl, ,1 p1,,p,lrlH\\II li'

::t.n) k� p::ud l1)r 1hc fishing

licence reprc-,c.:nung the unc,pircd

period iJI that lkenl'e 01 th.: period

ol u-..pcn:-1011 a-. the 1.:a,e ma� 01."

:.hall he, rc.::i111h1m,cd ll) the

li.:e1i...ce at hi-- rcquc,t

'\\otificallon or su.,,;pension or

canccllntion.

.2R { I J

notifi1.:.1 tion

under -.cct1<•11 �-115) ,,r sectil,n

2-,2, -.hall be in \\H1t111g. �•,.;!:'.pt a,

tllhl'I'\\\\ i,c .;p::-c1fietl in ,uo:,CCIIC.�II

(21

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(21 In lhe i:.i,-c 01 a foreign

1i,hin� , e,,et. tt nc,uli"-,ll ,on

n:krn:J w in :-11h:;cct1\\111 1 l, 111,1)

hL' in \\\\ 11l111g or h) tde'I. radI(• 111

,11clt other f\\.11m a-, the f1tn.'1.,li1r

Jccm, apprl1pri:ttl.".

(al the refo.,al ,1f th.:

r DircLIPr , .. ri;;herrc-. IP

1s,11c l•r rc11c,, ;-i l1t:c11L'I.'

u11dt!r th1-. \\\\.I 111lwr than ,l

licence i,,;ued II n. ,pcct <•I·

a t,1rei;;n fr,h111= , cs,el

under ,m) po\\\\c-rs Jdc�.11cd

to lhc Dm.:ctor of l·i,hcne:

undcr seclll>ll 60. or

f h) Llw cnnccllation c.,r

,u�pcn:.11111 of a licence

under thh \\ct

ma, ,, i1hin 30 <ln), t•f the n:cc1pt c,I

nuli!icat1011 �I that dcch.ion appeal

•1!'.1111,;t 1t l(1 tin: \\lini,1er

fi,hin� \\\\ i1h c,plo,i, c,, poi,on, or

other mniom, �ub:.tancc,.

JO ( l) ')1.1b ect 111 :111) Pnn inci.il

C>nJ111ancc ma<lc under section

I Ill:! II 1-.). an) pcr,on "h,1 -

(al pem1ih to be u-.cd. u c,

or a.llcmpt-. to lbC art)

cxpllbl\\ i:. po.,..on or other

1w,il,u, ,ub,tan.:c. for tlw

purp,l',c of 1-.illmg. :;1u1111i11;;.

d1salil111� 111 1.aci:hing li,h u1

i11 an) \\\\;t� rendering li:-.h

mme ca,;1h 1.aught: ,11

lb) carrie, or lui... in hi'..

p(,,'.'>es-.ion or 1.l>lllrul an)

c,pltbl\\ I'.!. J'OISOn or Olh\\!r

no'l.10u, ,-ub:,tnncc 111

cir'\\ 111n,t�mcc:, "hich ra1�c .1

ri.:a-.11nabk pn:�umpt1on lhnt

�tlt'h .-.\\:nl,,,i \\. ,-. n,,i�.'\\n ,,,

otlwr noxicm, ,uh,tancc i,

inlended 10 he 11,cd for an)

of !he ahire,aid pu1po....c,.

,;hall be guilt, nl an ollcncc

:111d li:1hli: t(• a li111. 1101

c:,,,;cceJi11g om: 1h1,1,,anJ

dollar,

('.! I An) cxplu,i, c. pl1i,-on or

othl"T m,,1ott<; ,uh,tam:e found �,11

h,xml an) fo,h1ng., e,...cl 111 1

c,ml,e ,,.h,111 he pres111111:d. 111116,

1hc: c,>111tar) i.., pnwcd. 1,1 h1.

1menJcd lN lhc.: purpu-.;c rdi:m:d

to i11 ,uh,ecti,,11 CI).

\\n� per,l'rl \\\\ h,,. hill�\\\\ iug

or ha, ing reiJ.;011ablc cau,c to

beli,.-, c th,1t ::in� fr,h ha, been

taken in 0:l)IJIIG\\ e11tion nr 1hc

prm i,i, 11,111 thi-. -.c..:titlll. ,, itlwut

la\\\\ fol 1.\\di-.c rc1.ci\\ C'- lll 1s li,und

111 Pl':;,c""'" of illch lish. ,hall hi.'

guilt� l I ..in oltem:1. .,nd l1ahle tl" a

tini: ltl 011...- lho1i..a1..I dl,llnt" t•r

m c:h c month, impri,1,nr11!!111

P) ,, here rhi: circ11111,ta11\\'c-.

ot •rnch n:c..1.,t or po,,1.·,,1llll ;-ai,.:

:i rea,-0111hh.. prc,umpth,11 that 1h.:

li,h i, inll.;lllL:d few the pmpn!-.e r1f

,n le lrad\\,;. l\\f rro Ii I. lll :I ri Ill'. 1101

<:'l.1.t:edt111! ,,11i:: 1h11ll:,,1nd d11llar,.

er l\\\\Chc nwnth, imp11snn1111.nt

"'I ror the purpo...l."s of thi,

,.:-.t.vn. a ccntficate th to lhe

.:au"! and rn:mni:r c,t" dca1h or

tlljllf) 01 nn� fi,h si:mcd by the

Chic! ,\\ ledical on 11.l.!I or ,-ucl1

other pl·r""'n a-.. Illa) lw 111 dtargc

ul 1111:di..:al sen 11:.1.:s 111 any

Prn, inct:, t'lr in the case 1)r lht:

nlh:g.ed u,e of .::-.phhi, c,. hy the

Direct('lr of ri,hc1ic, n, h� au�

per::.on authori,cd b) him in

,,nting. hall bi: acccp1i:u ac; prmm

faeie (>\\idl·ncc iu a C(111rt " 1lhout

proof lll the :,l!!IHII 111. 1.•f the

(11.!I -.on aprwmi11g 111 h,l\\ C �,gned

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the ceniticate or lu.;; <'I licial

d1amcll'f.

(h I l hL• defendant to

prn1.:cedin:,!., hnHH!ht under thi,

.-.cdrnn h c1111tled to I •I d:1)-.

not,u. 111 \\Hi1i11� of the

prnsecm,011 , lllkmiou IP

111trudu(1.' ,! cclli licatc umkr

,11h,cct111n 141 ,h i.!ViJencc 111 Jll)

cuurt procn:d111g

,\\quncuhure operation,

31. 11 ) i\\o person ,hall �t up ,,r

cipcrate nn)

a4uacullun.·

operation, "11ho111 the "rincn

pcm1is,i,,n i1f the Director of

I 1,;hcne, anJ in a1.:1.:ord:t11.::e ,, ilh

such cnnd1t1011s a� he ma) spct:il�•-

\\2) Co11di1iun, ,peL11ieJ h)

thi: Oire..:tor of Fi,h1.:ni:, under the

j1rc..:eui11g ,11h,cc1ion ma) rdat1.· 111

1he lo..:ati,1n of the aquacuh11n:

iacilitie-. .ind the op;:ratio11, of

thu,i: fa,_illuc,. the prevemio11 l•I

the -pread of communicable li,h

di,ease,. the in-;pection cif

,1quacultur�· ,ite, and the prm i,io11

of statistical inti,nn:ition

pcr..<,n "ho

conrra, cncs the prU\\ i,i,m-. uf

-.uhsec11011 ( I J ,hall he �uilt: of a11

,,ffcn..:c and ,hall b\\.' lrabk on

1.1)11, iction w a fi11e nol c:,.ceedin!!

one hundred thou,.md dolbr-..

Import anll '"''port of lin (hb ur

aquutk or�anbm.

,�,_,, t I I

c,port. rn a1tc111pt to import or

c,p11rt. an� II\\ c li-.h lH ..iquatil:

organi�m 111111 tir from 5olum<)ll

lslanJ, \\\\1Uh1ut th1.: \\\\Tillt:ll

pcn111:.-,1Lin ut thl.' Dtrcclllf ot

Fi,hcne,

121 Thc Din:..:tor of Fi-.ht:rie, m.1).

h.:hlrc graming :m: rerm1:.-,1on

under 1h1, ,cc1ion. rc!qui11:: that un

a...:.<.·,smcm oc carried out al l11e

C\\pcn,-e of th.: per�nn .:>t:d,111g t,,

1111pon or e,p11n the It, c ti:-h or

.1q1111t1c ,,rganbm-

(a) in the l:,JSC nr i111p11rl:--. tif

lh\\.' pl1s,1hk dh:ch nf the

rclca-.e 111 ,11Lh ri-.h ,�r

aqu..111� 11ga11i,;r11 iuh1 1hc

"ild.

Cb) m tht> ..::1-,c nf e·,pun,. or

the pote11t1:rl imp:ict of

the han ,.·,1i11g and

e:"l.pon ol thl.' ti,h (1r

aquatic oq;ani,m l'll the

li-.h,.-r� rc,rn1r1..:, of thc

'>rl11mlu1 I,land,. :ind

t c I an� 11lht·r 111:mcr \\\\ hich

the Dm:ctor nr � 1-.hene�

thmk, 1pproprr.11e

{3) ,\\II) per,on "h1'

conlI.t\\ t:nes ,11h-,l.'Clll'll ( I) ,hall

bt: guilt: ,"!f .m offl!11..:c ar:ll !table

m :i line not c\\.cccding 11, t:

hundrcJ chou,ant! d11llar,

Di-iftlll'I fhhi11�

.:n (ll

\\n� p1:r�1111 \\\\hl1 \\\\tlh111

<.. 1lrn11 111 1-.lamb w:lll'l'S .:nt!J.f!c,

lll llll'lllPh t11 cn!!agc 111 ,111� 11f the

drill11ct fi,hrn� al.'11\\ itic:, ,hall l>t.'

h:ibk on can, i1.:1k1n 11..1 :.1 fin,. 11,11

!.'X1.Cl.'J111g f\\\\O millil'n dnll ,r,

(�)

\\\\'her~ au~ lordgn r,r

:, -.al fi.,hing , c:-,d "11hin

,,;( ml,n lsbnJ, \\\\:th:r, .:11g.1g\\.'<

ir ,lltcmpt,; 10 c11g.1g\\.' man} of th1.:

dnllnct li,hin; ad 1, 111c-.,. the

11pcra11>1. rnasccr 11,"ncr ,1r

churtcrcr, 11" an� ,>I s11.1.h , es!>d

,hall he liabk <111 l.',1m t(.ltun Ill a

ti11c m.11 ,:,.-:e1..J111g l,, o milli1_1n

dollar,

(3 J :-.:o ii:m:ign or local fi:-h111£

, l.',,,d ,, luch en,g.tgc:-, m an)

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dritu1c1 li:-hin: n.:11\\ t11c:. m11.:

tran-,hip. land l,r pn:,cc,, nr

h,1, i: acc.c:,, to ()lln" and pon

c;cn,1'11g laciln11:,.

(-+ l

It is an uffon.:c agai1ht

1h1, /•\\d lc,r rm� li,hmg ,c,-.c.·I tu

po,,..:,,.. dn!t•l('t, ,,h1lc li.:cthi:ti I(\\

li,h 111 ,uf,.,nwn I,land, "a11:r,,

An.:- l1:>hi11� ,c::.:.d:> in po,sc,,ion

ol driltnct, c;hnll he liable lu ,1 fine

or ti, C hundred 1hou,::mJ Jc,11.ir,.

Fi�h processing C!il:1bti,hment'i.

1J. (II The J>rindp;il Lken-.ing.

Dtfo.:cr ma.:- on p:i.:- mcnt of the

prc,cri bcd fee !!rant to an_:. pcr,011

a lkcncc in the pre,l:'.ribeu '"mu 1�,

ope1,1tc a fi,h procc,,iu•.!

c,1ahlishmcnt

(2J

l lw Principal L1u:11,111g.

Ol Jiccr 111n) tin g.1�111111g J l11.v,1cc

under thi-. :-c..:11,111 prt:,crihL .ll)

Cl.lnditir,n'- a-. he dc(••1"

3P!'n.>J>riatc and ,u1.:h condition,

shall h.: i::nJor�ecJ 011 thr Ii.:cucc

( 3) An.:- pcr:,on ,, ho opc1,tte,

or caw,I.':, , r ;ill\\.'.":> to beopi:r,111.:d

·111, li�h pr01..1.:,.,111g e�tabli,'1111..:111

cM.:t:pl unul.'r ,1 ,alid licl.!ncc

grnmeu under thi-; �cccion ,hall he:

�111lt) ,,I ;u1 oll�m.e w11J liable ll'> a

fine not cx.1.:eeding. mo hundred

aml lilt.:- thm1.;;ru1d dollar:, N lil

imprn,,,nmt:'ni for l\\,eh e month,..

or lo roth ,ud1 line and 'illl.:h

im pri._, ,,unt:-11I

Records.

35. I l)

\\m pcr,t n cngagl.!u 111

fishing.. fbh pr ,..c:.sing, li,h

111a1kctin� or th,: L\\O(1"1 of fi,h or

lish produ.:b ,hall keep. ,uch

record-. and !>UppI) ,ud1

infom1:it1l'•n rd,11mg tu ,ul?h

fo,h111e.. 111 ,udt hir111 :,, I lw

D1rec.tor ot l·1shc1 w, 111a� require.

(.:n

\\11_:. per,011 \\\\ Ill,, ,dt.h()\\11

la,, fut cau,c. r...•fu,1.:, to l..ecp

rc.:-l-.,rd::. 111 ,uppl_ 111lo1111ation u-.

n!qturcd 1111Jcr ,;uh,1..0l:lin11 c I J c,r

,\\1111 k11u\\\\ ingf_:. '>llppl11:'-> ful,e

i11f<mn..11io11 �hall be guilt.:- <if' .111

oflencc and Irahle Ill a tine 110!

cx;;o{'dling one hundred thou,and

dollar-.

Pr\\R r Ill

r.,� FORCF.:\\IFN I

Appoinlmcul of auLhorii.c<I ofliccr'i.

•h (I)

I here shall be appnimed n

')rrcc10r of hsht:nl.',. :1 Principal

...en, ng Olfo::cr nnJ ,uch

Le", ng officer, lor earl) in;a out

the purp,1,c, and prl,, i,tllllS of ll11:.

Act.

i �l

f ,1r the p111p11:..1..·, of 1hi,

Act .1 fr,hcncs ( ,h,cn ..:r

:!pfX)lilll·d t-_:. the Dir :�tor ,bJII b�

dt:erncd to be ,111 autliori,t-d

ctticcr

( l)

,\\n) appn1111111c111 m.,uc

tl,. 1111Jcr ,uh,\\;I_tI,l11 t I , ,haII. 1(

n,· pl!r<•L'n .1ppn1111l.J h lo ,l :111hlk

liflker, he made 111 uc1..n1 dancl! with

lite Cnnst11util'll hut othen, 1sc ,lrnll

oc ma<lc b� tl:c ;\\lini,tcr

(•I I

For p!rrpo,c,. of thh .\\ci

311) per:;1;n appomh.:d unJe1 lhi, -ect1011

,hall bi.: :rn .1111h,H i,cd ,,nil."cr.

l'owl'r" of autho.-i:cd officers.

·{7. 111

!or

purp1h1.::-.

��c.:nai11111g ,, ht:thc, there 1s or

ha, been ,\\O} '- ,nrra, c11ti1.m ol thl"

pro, i,ion'i of thi, Acl an�

authon,ed olli.::1:r ,hull h:tH' the

!)v\\\\ Cl 10 -

(al al all rl.':1,1111,1hl.: hou1,

cnll.·r .,n, fo,h mui.:cs,inl!

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i.:::,13hli.,.hmenl and ,m~

rrcm be.,. other than

prcm i!>e::. u:-ed e,du<;.iH~I~

a, a cl" ellin;!·hou,c:

lh) ,tl,p. ho.1rd and 'L"Jrt'h -

(i) an~ ro,c1gn

li--h111!.! , e,sel. "i1h111

SolomL n

1,l:mds

"a11:r,.

( 1i) an: llical ri,hrtt~

, c,,cl. in:-tdt> or

oul::.ide olnmon

1-,.lamJ... waler,. or

I ii11 an, ..:inoc :n

\\t•I, •nhm I,l.111u,

"alcrs "h1d1 an

aulht)nsed ol'licc.:r

rca,~nabl~

bd ,c, c,- 1ha1 ,:i.:11

canrn: b h.. in~

u,cd m 1hc

commi-.,ion 01 .111

offc:i:ce under the

,\\ct.

(c 1 ,1<,p and ,carch an~

n:h1dc 1ran~purt111g. lH

rca<;1111,1bl) Sll';pecwd ,,i"

transp1lrting. fi.-.h 111 lisl1

pro<luc1,:

(tll m:1!..l' such c,amina1i11n

anJ inqu1r} a~ ma~ appi.'ar

:icce,.,ar~

111111

conccrn111~ an~ prem1,-c-..

lish

r1oce,;,111g

establishmem, n:s,cl w

\\ chicle:. In c.:,crci:,e ef lhc,c.:

po" cr;-. the autlwri::,cJ

or 01 ficcr ma: tnke samph:,

ctn) fi,,h. ur fo,h p1,,duct-..

fc.>Und therein:

(el rl'ljllirc an: pi:r,on I<•

produ,;e Iii:- lr.:c11cc <It hi,

t,, :nuhont) 1f rt uppi.:at, th\\.·

;mthonsed oHicr..:, that ,11d1

person 1s dorO!.! an) net lor

\\\\hich a liccm:c l,r uthi.:r

a111horil) ,._ rc411iri.:<l under

thh Act and tal-.\\.' copie-. ol

an) ...u~h licc:ncc or ,"lthe1

,nnhont~ .

(II requirl' ;111, per;;nn t •

prndu<..e illl) h>g-b(,ol..

rL"\\.'ord Pr i•thcr dncurni.:111

11.:quircd 11, he: hc:ld b) him

under thi-. ,\\cl r•r an~

regula1101i... maJc: unJcr 1h1,

\\ct. an.I take cnpb, of~uch

ll'.lg-bool-... rcct>r<l ur ,"lther

document.

(2)

\\ Pacific bland \\tJte

01 liei:1 Olil~. pllr'.'>ildl't Ill :lit)

I real) 111 "hkl1 "-11!01111111 l,land,

i, ,J pan). e,erc1sc: ttll) 1Jt" Lill

P<•\\\\C'r, di.:-;cnhi:J in ~uh,cctton ( 11

en. ra1. (h) (Cl Id). (c) and am!

,, hl·n:

r.. l,tiicN .. · t.r..·t-,c, ...11d1 .1 Jlll,,er.

or ,hc , 1.,._.:11 1.,r tht.: purJll'.:-'C" I

thi:. \\ct. to ha, c e•.~r,;i,,;:J the

p,m c1 vfan n,1thl,r 1,i:d ,,(fi,:l·r.

J',,"..--r, ofauthori,t:d oflinr "ill10111 a

,,a rl':111 I.

JR r I I \\\\' hen.: h... Im, rc,1-;onable

i,:101111d:- fnr bc.:l1c:, 111g. th,H a11

olfcm:e agai11,1 1l1c pru, 1sil)th 1lr"

thh t\\.:t has h1:c11 cummtlled. au~

.1•11hur iseJ of ti~cr \\\\ 1lhout a

,,arrnnt. ma) -

(:i) fullo,, IO,!! hot pur-.uit ~~

recog.iu:.ed b~ intcmalionJI

l,1\\\\ :md commcm:ccl "ithin

the fi:-hc~ l11nits. ,top.

hoard and sc.m.h outside

Solotn\\1n bl 111ds \\hllt:r, an~

forc1)!n fishing vcs,el \\\\hid,

hc behe, c, has hi.!"11 u~t·<l m

the: 1.(ll1lnl i~'illlll \\Ir that

vfkn.:c \\\\ ithi11 \\nl, ,m, ·n

Islands \\\\aicrs 1lr III rdarion

to "hich he helii:,es such

offi:ncc has been cc,mm1m:d

and brtn!! such , .:,-..,i.>I anJ

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all pcr~on._ and 1hing on

l,,.11rJ !herein to a pun m

\\, I ,mon bland;; ,\\ah:1s.

(h) ,, 11hi11 ~olomon Isl:11111-i

":itcrs -

( 1I am:,t an) pcr-.t1n

,,!win .!:u,-__ bd1c , t•,;

h,1-. c,•n mill'-'J ,11ch

;111 ollt'nce. anJ if the

amhon,ed olliccr

making ,uch am:,t i,

lllll a polrce offo:c1.

he ,hall "ithout

unncce,,ar: dd.1}

mal..c o, er ,uch

pcr-.,,n tl, a pol1c..-

1•llic..-1 l'r 111 tht·

,,b..,L0n\\.'.l' u!" a pnl1cc

llfticcr. shal I ta '-c

,u,:;h flt'r,on tn th1.c

ncan:;,t po IILe ,1.1t1 111.

(ii)

in the .::n,e

ol ·in offonce ag.1i11--t

,cclion 16. 20. 2: or

30. ,,i:.-iLe an~ , C:,.,,d

11L1gc1!11:r ,, ith ih

ii,hin!.! :;ear. ,tt,rc,

,111d 1:ar!,!t1 I ,, hid1 h.:

belie, e-. has bcl'II

u.":J

1hi.:

cnmrn 1~-,km ot ,uch

oll't:ncc '-'' :n rc,pi.:..·1

of "hi.:h he hcli'-'''-''

-.uch offence: h:i, bc'-'n

.ommrncd;

(tii) ,cm: an~ li,h

,,tm:h he hdic,es

ha, c been taken or

li,h

produci:.

produceJ in the

C\\ll111lli,-.ilm or ,t11.;h

L1fl c111.:L": ·ind

un~

c,ph>-.i\\c, pllht•n 1,r

other

no.•dous

i;uu-.10111..C "liic:h ht."

_-,,-

lht.'d.

carm:d.

po:, l.':-.,cd

c,,ntml led

... •nll a, entiun

St.'.(. th •II 111.

t .'.! I

\\ lier a , c,,cI ha,; liccn

:-.1i1ppcd under the pni\\ isillllS pf

,uh,cc11nn ( I )(J) ,Ill) ,1ulhL1ri,t·d

nl 1i1..er 111:.i) '-''-crc1c;c cnn1.:t·rntng it

or in rdatil•ll ll' an) fi-.h l,r ti,h

prod11.. h lhere111 all) ,,r 1he PO" er,

conl"i:m:d h) parng1,,plh 1d) and

(clo1,e.:11011 ,7

{31 L\\ \\\\ rittcn rc~cipt ,hall be

.::'." '-'" for an) thing -,ei,ed under

.,11h-.ec1ion t 11 h) lhl." aulhori:,,ed

otikcr ·:-1."1Ccr111:d l ll the pcr,llll

frf1111 "horn thl." ,cI1un: i, 111adl."

(-II

\\11~ q;:,scl ,c11i:d umh:r

thi.. ,:.:o..t ,n :md tht: -:r1.:\\\\ thcr.:1 I

-.hall be ~11..cn tn the 111:.m. I r

mo:,r con, cn it-nt p,._111 ami the

,c,..el ma) be <let.tined pending

the ouli::omc- of llO) legal

procl-cding, under thi, Act N its

rdea:-c 011 bond •Jr ,Hhcr INm ol

,ccurit) •tnder ,ectil•ll :i.1.

\\\\ ilful 11lbtructio11 etc.

39. i\\ll)

\\\\ htl

nh•.tr uct,. a,,auh.., or 1hrl."Jlu1,

"11h , 1okncc nn a11lhL1ri,cJ

or ol 1i..:c1 Ill Lht:

autlwri:-ed

e,c:r..·r,'-' .JI an) \\lf hh pl•\\\\cr:. :.hall

be g111lt~ of an oli~ncc ,md hahk

h' a li11c oi (\\\\ o humin:J thou~and

dl,ll,1r" or hl 1mpn-;,,11me111 l\\\\eh e

fur month.~. t)r 10 hl,th su..h fine

and -.uch irnpr1,;m1111c111.

Failur(' to corupl)' ,,ith lawful

r e q u i r e me n t....

.rn S11bJci.:I ll' ~e~Li1111 '-12. ~Ill~ pcrsl\\11

\\\\ ho lat b to compl) \\\\ 1th au~

l:t\\\\ ful requircmt.>111 implht:d or to

,tlb\\\\1."f an) l:m fol enquir) mnde

'"'" .,.._nl. ~llti.-r-:r-.-..-1 n, .---:,....... llf'lol~~~

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thi, Ac1. shall be gu1h.) of au

0Jfr11ce ,111d liablt: to a firn.: ol filt)

thnu,and doll.1rs

fuilure to -.top ur f.u:Hilltte boardin~

of forei~n fish an~ \\C,1.el.

-l I \\;u~kc1 ll' Scc11011 -C. 1he m,h!l:r

of an) l(m-i:m lhhing , cs,cl

\\\\ ith111 .._,,ltm1<111 l,h1Hh ,, atcr~ l1r

ur UII) il1v1l f hill~ e,,el i11,idc

or out.,ide \\,,111111,111 hlanJ... '"lier-,

,, h,~ h faI b It"' ,tf1p 3, tin.krt:J 0 1

,,ho lad, lo lacili1a1e hlard111g 111'

the, t:"sd 111 11.:c,,r<lance ,, ith 1lii..;

\\~1. ,;hall h1. .:.uih) of an uffl:m:c

.111J shall b'- ltahk ti, a line m.H

e,c<;!t:d 111g 1,·. o hundrcu thc1u,a11d

<l,,lfars.

Defence to pn1,c1.:u1ion~ under cction

.rnor41.

It ,hall be n J..: ·cn1..e to ,Ill)

pr,1sccu1ion unJ.:r ",e._rion cltJ or

,: I ii' ii i, pr,,, 1. J •u· · h,l\\'t:

C(>:11rl:cJ \\\\ 11h !he h.'4l m:melll ,,,

,1rJc1 \\\\ 011Id h.n c: nla1.1. l the

s:tll:l) cir the ,c,~d \\.)r the li,e, ul'

:ha'-''' in i1111111nent J:.mger

\\uthorisctl of'fice r, 111 d edarl' 1dl'ntil~.

•,

\\11y autlwn,-ed l,nicer acting in

,ht! l:'\\l'rCJSC (11 Ills rll\\\\C::rs unJcr 1hi, ,\\ct

'>hall. \\111 Jc1na111.l. proJm:t' such

do-:ument of l(kntific:u iC1n (Ir 11thcr

c, icl.:nct: 3.,. ma) he rea._, 11;ihl) -.u ffi'-·ient

10 shl~" 1ha1 he 1s :rn authori...cd ofricer

for Lhc purp,i..,e,- ot thi.. Act

~ on-liabilil) of authori,ed offin•r,.

J~ ;'l:o authmi-.ed otficer ,hall be

persona II) llal>le 111 re,pccr oi' ,Ill)

acI d,me '-'r ommed Ill be cloni: h)

him in good fault in the e,ccution

ur p111p11r1cd c,ecuttnn OI hi-.

p,rncr,;. :ind dutie:-. under thh, Acl.

nc.,,l'O) in~ of n itlt:ncl·.

45 An) pcr-:,1111 ,, ho. hei11g on tioard

an) , C:,,~I being r1ir,ucd or about

lo h: boarJ"'tl h) an) authr•ri,cd

otli.:er. thro", 11\\ c, b11ard or

dc,:tro) .. .tll) ij,..fi, fi-.hi11g g\\.·,1r.

e,plo..h c. p,,i-.on. no,ious

,11h...1..111ce nr :Ill) othc1 thin!!

\\\\ hat:-.llt:' er. "uh intent II> a, mil

the :.ciw,c o l sudt Ji,-h. fo,hing

gear. 1!'\\ph,-.i\\'~. pol'>nn. 110., il,lh

,11h!-.lance r•r 1hi11g. 01 the

Jc1ect1on of ,Ill\\ Plknce nga11i...1

1h1s \\cl ,hall he ~ ltllt) uf n11

oftencc am.I lt,1hk to a finl! nN

!!\\Cccdi11~ l'llt: hundred tlH,u,and

dollar:,,.

PO\\\\ t:r uf forfeit ure o f fi-.h, etc.

~(, \\\\1tcre an) per•-011 i, -.'l'll\\ 1c1erl tif

an offt:ncc agai11,1 1!,i,. Ai:r the

Coun me). in ,1dJiii1111 to ,ill)

other peualt.: ti ni:1.: impo'-1!. t'nfer

th:lt an.: li-.h caut'.hl or li-.h

product produced in lhe

comm,,sion ol ,uch o l lcnco..' or 1hc

pwcccd, of ,,th: of ,t11.h fo,h or

fish prnducL. and ,111~ li,h111g ge.tr.

.mu. ir: lhC' c:i...e 1\\f an \\lnent.e

under :.ect il,n I 6( I )(bl 20( l l.

JO( I l. -l I. 01 Ji, an) ,es,d

(Wg.dhcr \\\\ 11h ih li,h111g. ~eat.

"lf>n::, and 1:,1rgu) L1:,,cJ in the

c0rnn .._,icin ot" ,uch olfen.:e M 111

re,-pccl of\\\\ hich ,ucl1 ol l~nce ha,

heen committed. :;h:ill he <li-.p,,,-cd

\\ll in ,u1.:h mannl!r a.. the ,\\l ini...1cr

ol Finance: Ill.I) direct

P n· , u m p t i o n

• r. If fr,h found (111 bo.1rcJ ,lll) fi:.hlng

\\c,--,d ll~t!d in the cl.lmnw,..ion cit

an offence agairF,t 1hc pn,vi~1t11h

l.'f thi, . \\ct ,,r in rc,pect Df "h1.:h

a-•~ ,ud1 olknu. ha.. been

L{•!llll\\ltlW. ,h:.tll unle,~ 1he

rr~1, contr.11')- 1::;

c I he presumed to

ha, e hccn ...:uq:!111 111 the

t:01111111'>,ll'll Pl ,11t:h l1l'k111.:c

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Jurisdiclion of the cuu rl!>.

➔X An� 0tfr11cc agallbl �1� 1.'f lhc

prt1\\ 1'-11"1' vf 1111... ,\\cl ClllllllliltcJ

'"'thin �l)km1on l-.lu11ds \\\\illl'r:-.

lll;J,\\ be de.ill \\\\ i1h. anu j11did.d

pr0cc1:d111g, 1al-<:11. a, ,f thc

oflcnce has b("Cfl cr-mmllh.·d Ill

nn� plac1..• in �olc,111011 l,lantl,.

C<'mpounding of oflt•nce,

4ll ( I) \\uh_1 ccl 10 ,ub,-ec1il,n ( �)

the j\\Im1stcr ma�. ,, h.:re he i-.

,ati-.tied that iJll� per,l•n ha,

c1,mmi11ccl an tiflcm:c again,t thi,

\\cl or an) n:�ulnu,m-. maJ1: 11nd1:r

1h1, '\\ct. compnund such , ftc111:�

h) acceptm!.! 11 hdiall ,,i the

(imt"mment from ...uch po.:r'),,n a

,um l'I mc11tc) n,,t c,.:ccdtng the

m:,,unum line :'>fh:Cifie,1 ''-" 1h,11

,,ffcncc.

{21 On �0111pl'Un1.hng ,1r

olil:nc..: under 1hi, ,ectmn th•:

\\lini-.ler m,I\\ o:-da the rcli:;i,,c ol

.1n, , c�:.el 01 Nhcr ;.1111.:k ,c1/\\.:d

tllllk-r '-CCIII 11 JX or th:: rrnCl'cd-.

,,1 ,ale (Jl t111� article u11d1..r 'l.'.1.li1111

,2 on suc.h cn11dith111-. in�l11J1tH!

the p.i� menl (If ,uch aJJi11011al

:-Unl!> uf nwnc� n,H �,cecdin;; 1hc:

\\ ;.tlue of the H�.,,,d or other nr11clc

,c11:ed. a._ he ma� thinl tit

(-:) \\\\'here the (k'r,on \\\\ ho la;.1,

cc ,mmiu..:d the oftt'll-.:t' i, no

lnn!!n ,, ithin �olomon lsl.rnd,.

1h1. \\.l111i.,1cr ma� ,end ,Hillen

11n11ce of' his intent1or1 fl,

co111pounJ the nfknce tu 1hc legal

Jddrt!ss of the pl:rs0n �1ub1d..:

'll•hrnwn bl,mJ�.

( I J :'\\r otlc.:ncc .:-lwll he

compnw1lieJ 1111der thl'> ,cr11011

111111!,, thc pa,C>11 ,, ho has

.:11 nm1t1etl lh.: uif:.:m:c h,b

e�rres,ed hi, \\\\ illingnc:., in lhl'

nn...,crihPtf f�--.rn1 111 ti ,1,� n1,...,.......

.:!9

he ,o d1.:ah ,, Ith. or in Ihe ca� ,)fa

noufi-.ation undcr ,uh,l·Cticir (' ir'

1h1:. pcr,on l.'\\111cc111cJ m,u I It:'- the

\\l111i,t,:1 in \\\\tiling. thal h,: dnc:-.

11,,1 ,, i)h thi.: ,1li.:11Lc tn be

c11111pnunJc<l. ,11bn1 II'- 10 lhc

ju, 1,d1ctinn llf dtt' Courts lil

'-Oll111l011 1,1,mJ, and. "here -;o

required h� thc (1111rt. lilt::. .1

sat1,fac1or� bond or l'•ther tom1 of

,c�urit� in nccordanct" ,, 11h the

proccdurt",,, -.et (Ill! in ,eclilm 5�

(5) The ..-..impoundi11g of rut

ofl�n..-\\.· under 1111., -.1..·c1 ion �hall he

11oti1ied m ,Hitmµ 10 the

arpr,,rm,Hc L llUn 11mlcr Lhc

�tµnaturc (1( h11th part ic,. t"':cept

th.ii 111 th1.: 1-!,hf: 111 a cnm1wund111'.!

follt1,, 111!:! a nPtilk LHHlll umkr

:.ub-.cctu•n l; I. tht: 1,1g11aturt.· l'f thi:

;\\l111i...1cralonc "ill ,11llicc.

{(>) In .m, pi'l'Ct:l.'.l111;!c;.

broug,111 agi.un ., an: p\\·r ;. 11, for .:in

off..::m:c ag3111't thi- Act ,,, :i,,,

1�!!ula1io11 nnd..· upJi.:,· 1hi, •\\. ;::, •t

-.hall bt: u dct"cnct· ii -;-i•:h po.::-,on

;,n ,, c, that th.:- ol1�11l•. ,� i1h •.• hi\\.;,

he h ch,•r�1.•J h'.l-. bee:•

..:01:1po1111Jcd u11Jc1 1h1� ·\\cl

, i\\

I hc po\\\\cr, c inkm:d on

thl..' ;\\litti:.11:r b) ,uh,c1.1111n Ill

ma) be c·.crci,cd h� th..: Dircd.:-r

of F1,hcric,,, m rc,pccl l"1 :m

offence im oh 111g the u-.c of a

lf'1c:il fi,,,hmg , c,,.:I t>r an <1ftt"ni:1:

�,1111111 1111:d b� :i citi7c11 llf

, 11 111011 I,laml,

Ccrtific:11<: C\\ illcnce

50. I 11

lite

311

uutlh rt'>cd oftict"r l'I" a Pacific

l,l.111J �1.ni: Utfo:l'r ma) �he

c, ick: ..1. b) ,,n� of c..:rtifo:atc.

i11dud111� but 1101 li111 ited 10.

c, 1d1.:n::c llmt -

"�.. n,,,. .,...ra n .. -......... �r-:�,t ,.J.......

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or <l.1h: • a \\ e,sel Iic.:nscJ

under th,-. •\\c1,

I h > a ..pecifi.:cI per'-llll \\\\ :t>

N \\\\$ 1101 ,,n a spcdti.:d

dat.: <>r date,.. tht: holder tit"

311) ,pee tlied liu.>ni.:c

auLilnrisalit•ll nr certift1.,11i..:

Cll rcg.i-.tial It111:

lo?) a11 appended doc,urn:nt

i, a true cop) of lli\\.'. liccni;c.

uutlh,n,a11on l1r cc:ni fo:ah..•

t f r1.·ghtra11on fnr a

spc1,. 1ie<l ,e.,,cl <1r pcr:.,m.

(d) u panicular locmion cir

an.:J of \\\\aler \\\\a... t•n :1

,p1,.>t i tic:d d,111,. ur <lat6

"1il11n lhl.' tishcr) ,,atcr, or

\\\\ 1tl1111 a clnseJ. li111ill.'d,

rc,tnctt.•d or in an� ,-,Lhcr

,,a� controlkd are.i 1•1'

�,,I •:th)II blunds \\\\Utcr, or

.111 Jn::i of s,,tomon (;;l:111,h

'-' ;itcr-- :.ub_i.:c1 to -;pee,fi.:d

c,111Jit1on-.:

:.h�•" .. th:: bourtJarie� ,,n ri

-.pc,.; ilicd dah.' ,;:;r dat.:" 1,1

--.0)0111011 I,lands ,, awr,.

clo,t:d or l1m11�d .m.:..i, ur

1ont:, dl!lincateJ for .tn)

,pc.: t lied flllrpo-;t:

(()a partkular itt:m N piece

ot e4111p111c-111 j.,. a fi,hmg

gear,

(gl the cau-.c anJ manner of

dcJth or injul) ll' :rn� fo,h.

(h l i.111 :iprt:ndcd d,•cumenl

is a tru.: cop� of an a1.:1.:c,s

agrct:mcnt:

(!) ;i call -;ign. name. ,ir

number ,s that ot t)t

alloned under IHI)

�) �1em of nam10!:! 01

numbcnng of \\ .:,�d-. 10

a p.1nrcular ,es,cl:

tj I 3 ,-pee I lku \\ c,,d ha,

good standing t'll the

Rcgi011al R1.'!!i,tcr.. a,

c,1Jem:i.::d b� ,111 appcndcli

c1:rt ilieutc 1,, Lhitl dft'ct

frnm the I )in:1.·1ur of tlw

South P.,cilk forum

Fi,hcrie, Agency;

(I-.) a part1.:11lar Jhhiti,,n or

catch n:pon. a .:<-•r� of

,,h,ch h :ippc11tkJ, ,,ii,.

:.!I\\en m rr.·,pcct of n

,pcc1ticd ,e:.,d:

(II the <late .rml ll!llt" 11r

p1.:110J ut 111m: lhal a ,e:-.,cl

\\\\a, 111 a place lll ,trt::a:

'Ill} the rluc� ,,r a:-�J .11

,, h1ch a , c,,d wa, lncall:d:

1 n) a p.:-,w:i \\\\:1-, ft,hing or

a ,cs,d \\\\,t, use,J for

li,hing: and

(1JI th;11 infi11mati,,n

3pf'e11JcJ j, 111fnrm,tlll1II

rccct\\'-:!J fn,111 ,Ill •>bwf\\ er

CJ ;\\ ccnificatc t.d,cn 111

t.'\\ id1.•11cc 1,ur-.uanl ll• ,ub,l'dll'II

(I). b :wmb-.iblc :111J -.ufi\\:1.:111

e,idence of the face-. rcfem..·J to.

unk·�s the conrral) " p•,1,r.•n.

l, J Nol"\\, ith:-a.1nJing

Lh1.·

pro,,-.ion, of 1hh ,ectit•n. th..:

l ourl ma� admit a11� other

('\\'iden.::e a, it thinl-.s tit \\\\hether

tir not the c, 1dc::n1.1: \\\\Ould

111hcl\\, 1-:,c be ,,dmi,-.,blt.: 111 la,\\.

Sen ice and,alidit� of l'Crl11ieatc,

51. 11} \\\\'here .:eniticalt: 1s tc bt'

pruduc<.·d in jud1c-i,1I proci.:i.:dmg, i!

cop) of .:, <.:I) .;"•rt i til.',llt: m1i...1 l-c

gl\\ 1.'ll I\\. l I.." pi:r-.on d1argcd \\\\ rth

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\\.'\\C~ ufknce rhn.·c da),. hclcire

th\\." dale of the h~arin;.

(21 \\\\"h\\.•rc an o,, ner. mn..1cr.

np1.:r,1tor <:1r ch:incrcr of a , c,-=d i,

charged ,, 1th .111 offi.:m:c under 1hi,

Act. :rnd a cerificate unlkl'

:-.e1.t1un 5ll ca11111H ht: ,i.:r\\.cu 1h1.:n

111 thai ca:.e. -.1:n 11.c ,, <kt::mcd ((1

ha\\c bcc11 pwpcrl) .;l,mpletcd 11 .,

,,r Clip~ lhc ccrtilicatc 1<: :-Cl\\ cu

upon the ag.1.·nh oi the , c:--.r.:1

(> l An omi,,ion from or

111i-,1:.ike made in a cer.ifo.:ate

i-.:-m:d under ,ect1t>n 30 doe:- nor

remkr it 111, aliJ uni.:~, rhi:- court

c1Jn,id1.·r, the t•m1, mn or 111i,1al,,e

;i:,, 111atcnal to ,111) b,u\\." in 1hc

pn,,.:cuJ111g.:- C(111ccm1.."d. Pr 1hc

dclcndanl i~ matcri,tll) prc.:_1ud11.:1:J

(-ll

\\\\ ht:n: in ,111) prnct:euing~

.1 ccnifi1..1LL nrnui: un<l.:r ,eLlhm

:5fl i, pn1du~eJ 1,., 1hc Coun. 1he

prn:-c.:cm11,n ..., not obliged to call

1il1.: TTJakcr of the c-cmiicat<.' unlc,.,

the Co1:n l'th~n, 1,c dir\\."ch.

:5: Ill

\\II\\ fo,h. ti,h pmtluct or

,1hc1 artll.'le 01 1 pcn-.hahk na1ur.:

,.:11.cd 01 1al,,cn undl.'r th~

prm isions 1•f 1h1~ \\1.:1 ma~. l'll the:

\\lin:~IIOll l'r th\\." Direcl<lr ,,1

f'i,heries. he ,old anJ the net

pr,~ceds of the :.ah.· held pending

the outco111~ c>t .in~ pro,ccuw.m

hroughr 11ntlcr thi, \\er. and if no

,uch ru\\1,ecu11on I!> hmuf!hl ,uch

proccelb ,lull be paid h> the

or ti\\\\ ner (hi.' ihh. li"h product \\ll

other artick ~f1ld

(2) An~ fi,,hing ,es,el.

fo,hing g.car. li!>h \\H fish produu

,i:11ed 11mlcr 'l.>1.:tiPn ,S. or 1ltc

rw.:cctb ,,f ~all.' of an: lish vr fhh

pr11ducr or othe1 am le under thi,

,.:cli1111, ,,'11.-:h is not ordered 10 he

for lcih.:d umkr section 4o shall be

n:tllrncJ 10 11s m, ncr

or, Rclca_,1: '-''"el etc. on bond etc.

53 \\\\' hen:· tm) fa,h111g , c,,cl. fi,hi11,;

gca,. fi.,h or li...h p1c11luc1 ha, hecn

:-i:11cd under ,cc1m11 ,R the Coun

lllfl) tirJer i1.., rdca~c 011 rl.!ceipt of

a ,ati-,Jacwry hond 01 Clther

,i:curil~ l'rt•rn :in~ p1.:rsn11 daiming

such prl1pi:rl). c1111d iIi,111etl 1111

such pcrsl'1n -

(a)

prvpert~ lo the c,1un upon

the order ol the Cnun.

"1tl1C1111 nn~ 1mpa11m1.:ot 01

n, ,nlue. or

(h, pa) mg th\\. nh,n~t.-11>

, .tlue tif ,11.:h p;·nrc~ in

a1.:\\.'t1rtl.-111'-c "1th .in t1rder lit

judJemcnl nt lhc ( ourt

( I J :--:o fiw~fon li,ht11~ , c-.,d

,h:iII lx· hcc11,~·J :o l~,h 111

Solomon bland, ,.,aicr,;, trnle~, l:1c

Ila£! :--wt.: of the , .:,~::I rake,

111.:asun:, ic> t'nh,r1.,. tl11, \\d Jnd

1hi: IL"rm, and co11tJi1ion.!-_Q{ 1he

licl!ncc-, i-.-.u~cl und,!r 1h1.: \\t.t

(21

!'he mea,uri:, ll' be 1ah.e11

h~ till.' tl 1g <:;1atc 1111.iudl'.:-

ra, appl~ ing 1hi: 11:nn, and

condill~)n, ol the: lk.cncc;

(h) prohrbitin!.! li,hing b}

•, e,-.els th.11 JI._ lh11 1ici:n,cd

:o thh :11 'wl,11m1n !,land,

\\\\ ater,.

(1. l rcqu1r111g. \\l.',,r.:b Ii'-hmg.

111 :-i,,hm1n11 Island~ v.akrs

t11 c;trr~ the llci:11-.;c.: at all

111ne~ .md 111 pn1dtto,,;e n nu

d\\:·rnan j fo1 i11:-pc1.111,n h~

an authOrbi:d ollicer:

(d J m.ir~int! uf tishinl!

, e,.;el5 and fishing gear fnr

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idcntificat1on in ncct,rd:1ncc

,, uh the- rood a11J

J\\g1 icult111 c nr�a11i,a111111 01·

th1.' L1nitcd �a11mi-. '-11:mJard

�pe..:1l1catio1h fur lhc

�larl,.inl! and ldt.>ntificu1ion

nl I r-.hinl:_! Ve,,d,;

rcpi.•nrng ol \\ c�,cl pu:-it1011.

c:11cl1 of target and 11011-

targt:1 ,pcc1c,. lishing cfii>1 I

and uther rdc, ,ml fo,hcric,

Jaia:

en \\l.Til�111g the catch llr

target and 11c•11-targc1

-;pt:..:ie,. through obwn er

prog.rammc,;, in,rccti,,11

,.:heme,. unloading rt'po11:,.

supcn ision of transh1prnc11t

;111J nw111IN111g ol land1:d

.:atd16 m11.I ma1 h.l'I

-.tat1s11c,:

(g1 n1t111itPri11g. conu,11 and

.�urYcil!2nu: of ii,htng

ai.:th ttic,:

(3} rhe Ila;_! "late ,haII

Cll"'1IC that the master OI it-..

lishing \\'Csscls·

la) au:.ept and facilitate

promp t .rnd sale b,1.1rdtn1!

hy authori,ed llfticcr:-.

lbl co-operate :ind a-.:-i,t in

tht! in'-p1:,11on ot'thc \\ e,,el:

(Cl Jl, not 1lh:.trm.1.

111t1m1date Lll interl�re ,, 1th

the pt:rron11ance Ii) the

aurhon...1.:d ut1ii.:er:> ot" his

uullc,.

cd} permit thi: authori,cu

ollii.:cr.. w �ommun1�a1e

"ith u,c author11 ic" ot thl.·

llag ,1,11c.

( e I prn, i<lc 11:�hvn:ihte

farrlitic,-. including. food

,tlld ill.'C11mmnd:11ion 111 the

authoriseJ ol liccr,:

facilitall.."

,u k

d1,cmbarl.:tl i,111 I,� the

m<.pt:'Cll•r,.

Ille tla,g Stare ,h:ill

appornr ,111 agent "h1> ,hall

rt:spc,n:-.ilile li."'r ICLl.'I\\ 111!,! .:rnd

re...pl1111.Jing 10 an� k ,II rrn1.e,-.

1.t

Po, I -.tatc en fon:ement.

55 An� uu1hnri:-.cd ,,flker m:i�

111,p.:cl lhe docum.:nh- fi,hing

£1.".Jr and cat...h ho.ml II hm:i!.!n

li,hing \\ c:.,cl ,, hen ,uch \\ c�,cl 1::,

in pon

llkgnl import etc. of fish or ·tquatk

urJ!an i-.m

56, ( 1 1

..,ub_ii:c1 lll sub,e �l• 111 ( 1 ).

a pt:,.., .11 ,, h,1. within the ,._ wmr:,

or rn , 1111011 hlamh \\\\·1r:::r.. •

(aJ f•II hi:. o,, 11 .1c::c1ui11. ,JI

a:- a r,.snne1. ;igl·nt ur

t!lll Jdll) l.'l l f' a1111th1!1

p..:r...,rn, l.imb. 1111pnrt-..

�,p,m-., tran..,ports. ,ell,.

rt'..'-I\\'-'"· ,ll.q i..1re, or

pur.:h,i-.c'): cir

lbl cuuse, N pcmiits :l

per:.cm acting on hi, hd1al(

or u..es a fishi11g \\'t:":-,d. (11

land. irnpnrt. c,p1,rt.

t1,m,pt,n. ,;ell rece1\\e.

ac,p,irc or p1m:l1.1-.c

any ii-.h or aquauc nrgJni-.m

tal..en. po:,:,;e,scd. tr.:ui-.poncd or

:-nld conlrnr� ll• the hi\\\\ of aw the,

St,.1te sh:-ill be ':!Uth) t'I an ,ffen'-1."

und ,h.111 he liable h) ::i tine nLI

cx�et:dm� 011e millil•II Jt,11:irs

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,�,

1 hi� �ectwn doc, not

appl: to li.,h or aqunth:: or�an"m

tal-.en w1 the high ,1,;, , .. 111rat) to

th1.. la,, <•f anrith" ,1a1e \\\\here

,,,l,1mo11 hlund, J �... not

'"'L11g11i-.c the iuri,didi\\ n \\ r that

,wtc ewer tlH•'-1.' fr,h l1r �HJII.itii:

\\\\r�Ulll!tlll

(3)

, Wher'l.' 1l1t:rc ... an

::w.Ieeme111 ,, 11h another .,talc 111

this dl\\.Tl. the pen:rh: pw, 1ded

b) -,uh,t:cticin (I). or an) pon11,11

of II according. 10 the tt:mh uf the

agrecml!lll. -.hall. atkr all the Cl•sh

:ind cxpcn-:,c� 111..:-urrcd hn, c been

dcJuch:d. be 1c11111tl'd to that �late

,tccorJmg. w !he h:m,, <11' the

a�ree1rn.:nt

\\ c.,,l'I monitoring!,,� -.tern

5 7 1 l I !\\11 li.1rcign li'."lhing , c,,d

,hall be liccn,ed unle,, the

operator l'' the , c:-.-,el in,talk

maintain, anJ o�ratc, .,

rcgi,tcred autornati:: l\\1c.11ion,

"ommumc:uor in accordance "1th

,-uch :..pccifo.:nti�m:.. a.. pre�.:ribetl

h) the forum Fi,hc:ric, Agcnc:.

I� I

I h" •pcrntor <•I a ii.1rei�11

fishing , c-.,\\.1 shall cn-.urc thal thi.:

,llll(!lll,111\\. IPCilltOfh crnnmu111ca11�r

i, nperac,onal ,It all time, \\,hilc

th" , c::s-,d i-, 111 '-,nlomon 1,land,

,, alcr,

( .3 l

The operator of a fordg11

fishing ,e,;,cl --.hall notif) the

Oircdor 01 F1-.hcrre:- of the

brcakd,"' 11 of the .1ut0ma1ic

l,ications C\\•11\\mumcator. \\\\ hcr1.:

the

automut1c

lo.:UllPm

Cl,nllnunica1,,r h,.h heen reported

lo ha, e brnl,cn du\\\\n. lhc- Llperallll

shall suhmit h) the Director 111'

I hhl·rics report:. ,,t the \\ c,,cr �

n 1mc. c,dl ,ign. pt1..1tio11

tc,prcv,ed 111 I atitudt' .m<l

I ,mgitmlc., co minute!> of ar.:). nnd

th.: date and Iime of the:: report at

1ntcn ab of ci�hl hours

conun.:n..ing from the ltm:: of

11ot11ic:'lt1011 of the fiiilure of the

:uuom:nic

loc.atiC1n,

omrnuru.:mor

I J)

\\n�

pcr,\\,n

"h,,

it1ll't1lh1nalh. rccklc,,,I� ,,,

nct!lil!e1t1l) Jl.'stro_\\s. tlnmag.e,.

1.:mh.:rs inupcrnli\\ c ,1r nthen, 1:...:

interforc::.. "ith .rn� part of 1h1..·

.,uh•rn:iti.: hieati1111, c,,mn11rn11.:ator

,hall Iii: .; II IJ pf an nl lcntc and

It.Ible r ., 'inc of ,111e humlrt'd

thl'lthuntl dollar,.

(5)

,\\n�

p.:rson

\\\\ ho

111tc11tionnll). 1cckles,I) m

ncgltg,:nll: di, ulgc:-. inl111mauon

ltl,rn the: ,es:,d 1111111itor111!!

,� ,tc:lll. 10 an: JK'Pi1)!1 or p�r,t111-.

mit .1111h11n-,cJ 111 n:1.c1\\I! �uch

i1don11:i1icin ..hall hc guilt) ol an

ollcncc .u1J liahlc 111' lin1.· 1.1f tit!)

thou,and dollar,.

PART I\\

�£--;£RAl

Cumpuhor) acquis1l1on nf luntl.

,s \\\\ h1.·111:\\ .:r 1l Jppc.ir, It) U11:

\\l111i-.ta that Jfl) bnd " rcq111red

,,r lllr th(' purpo,-1.'

(k\\ dl1p111g

11,hc:m.::, M li,lh.:ru.·, mdu-,Lnc:, in

'- 1 ,mon l,lam1, 111. m.1� m.1dc J

J'-'\\.lar.nion to th!.11 effect and 1ha1

purpo;e ,hall bi'.' Jccmt:d lo bt: a

public purpuw and the prm 1,ion�

oi Di, i,1un � or Part , of the Land

aml Title, ,\\l.'.t , rl'lmin� w tl1c

C<.i•lllpul,or) ;Kttui,i1iu11 l'I IJndl.

,hall appl� 11 rdaL1011 thi.:11:10.

\\lini!.lcr·, prmcr to m:.&kl' rt!gulatiom.

59 t I I

I hc �lini:,tc1 111ay make

...u�h rt:t!ulatwn-. .1, m.,, -..:cm ti)

h1111 expedient 11,r earl) 111g 111Lt•

('fleet Oil) ol th1.· purpo,1::, or

�r pro, ,�It'll'

thi, ,\\cL auJ.

,, nhout pr�Jud1..IC' Lo the �.:11crnlit:

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of the INef!Olll:-· ,\\t..h re�ulntiom,

111.1) pr.:,i:-11be or prm icle for nil

or :.m� of th'-" lollo"mg purpthC'� -

1..he training

nf 1i,h1.·1111cn.

(i1J the licc11-;inc..

rcgulutil>II

n11d

managcmelll of ,Ill)

lhhcr�

aml

1hc

C\\•ll'>CI\\ ntio11

Cll'

particular ,pe.::i,.., of fo,h

,,r other aquatic

crg,mi:,m.

iii1) e,1cnding the

li.:l.'11,ing rcquircmt:11"

of sec1i1111 1--l tn 1.:11,cr

otl1t.>r ca1wc, cng.tµcd 111

Ull1111lcrcial fi-;hmg.

(i\\) pr1.•..,cribi11� fi..,heric,

nrnnagcm.:nt

auJ

con,cn ation

m�.1. urc incluuin;;

pre,1.:n�--d

rnc,h

.;11c--. gear :.tan<l:tr(h.

rn1n1mum

anJ

rnn:1.inrnm 5pec16

,i,cs. lirnitati111i-, 011

th1.• Hlllllltrll or lish

nutlwrist:J to b..:

. cau�ht O) an. ) ,e,-;cl

�H pcr:--nn or from ,Ill)

fisher:.

cl,l!.l."ll

,c:hon. cl"'-:.cd .1rea-...

proh1b11cu rncthuJ.,

(II fi,;hing or li.:.hing

_gear and ,cheme:-. for

limitin� effurt in all

or an) :,pecilicd

fish.:rics:

1, I prl1hibi1in� 111

regulating fo,hmg l�H

,, hale, ,ind 11ther '>p.:dc:.

ol nurinc mammal-;:

,,i1 th,.. r\\.-gi,uatimt u•m!

liu:11-.mg of fr,;h'-"rn1cn

and their 1i,hin!! !!ear.

inclu<ling lixcd nets.

,take, and \\\\ cirs. and the

regi,tr:it1011 of fi,hin:!

'e,,.:.-1'.

(\\III

CllllUlll()IIS

and rn'Cl'Ullfl.:S ,,, ne

oh-.er.-eJ h) rim:tgn

fi,;h1ng \\ l''iscl, "hilt.1

\\\\ ithin Sllln111t111 Island�

\\\\,ll,._.r,:

(, iii)

regulating

the 1ran,i1111g ol ton.:igu

lishing ,c-.,d, througl·

Solonwn !,lane.I, "all:rs.

nnd the m:111nl'r in "hid,

fi,hin� J.!l.',11 i, lo he

'-lll\\\\e{I. h) b1,111 Ii1..ensed

aud 1111 li�cnscd li.1re1[!11

lishing \\ e,,L•I,.

ll'-)

prc�crihing

prncedurc

to �

folio\\\\.:d h� the master,

of foreign ,md lo.:al

li,hmg ,c,,-·b to

fo..:il11n1e ht,arJing and

o� in,peel i1,11 au1horis.ed

1.'lfice1 s:

·.. r ,1 rewnnb. tu h1: paid tl,

Ull\\,I pt:l'iPll pro, 1Jrng

inlonnatil>n on thi:

11per:iti,•1h ul !,1reign

.I:,- h1ng h:,,d:-. leading

hi a com kllon or

cornpo11nJ11tg l,f dfon�\\.·

under 1.hi, ,\\ct:

(�) thl.' impkmi:marion

of all\\ agreement or

:1rrangemen1 i:nlcrcd inti)

undc-r ,.;ecuon I i 111 � I l1r

the 111.:t.>11-.ing unJ 1,;0ntrlil

l)r fi'ih rll!,gn::g.ating

Ul'\\ in:� a11J lor rights 1,1

ti,h aggn.:galt:d b\\ -.u..h

Ji:\\ ic�,.

('\\.ti I standarJ, and ulht'r

nlt'::'1'11r..... fnr lhL• ..,,,f,•r'-

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L,f local li,hm':! \\.C�:.cl-.

3nd fi..,111.:rmc:11:

(xiii) thL· PJf'.alli:-ation

nn<l rcgulathlll ,,r :-.pnrl

fhhing.:

lxi, 1 n:-!!ul.11in;; the

-:uhh.iuon of ,ea-,,c.:ll

am! othi:r aqu:n,c

or�anis.m,.

( '\\ I lhl· lict'IISing c,r fish

lnrms aud tile n.:guln111111

llrlhc impllrtati,,11 nt liH:

lish.

c,, i) the org:mi,111ion

:md reg.ulauon of the

marl..t:11111;?.

and

d1:,,tr1hu11on of li,h. other

aqua11.: ,1r�anism:,. and

fi�h pr-.1du.:b:

(,, ii) co111rf,l1ing th\\:

h;mdl111g. landing .md

!r,m,porta11on ol lhh.

oth.:r uquatk organl't1h

and fo;h pmducb.

('.\\.\\ iii) prnhibiting �ir

regulating the exp11n tif

-.pcc:ilic<l ,p1.:\\.lt!'.> ,,r li,h.

other :-iqu,lli.. org.ani,nh

an<l fr,h. otbt!r a4ua1ic

t•rg:mi,m, and fi,h

produch:

(:\\ i, 1 methods .md

prl)l'cdure� to be a1foptcJ

in rdati<•n to fi,h ,1orag.c

aud pr�•cc,,ing.

(X'\\:) ,uh:.tance, and

material, lo he u�cJ in

fish prn.:es.:,in�.

(x,1) the llhJ>cClion of

li,h

pro�essing

c,wbli,hmcnh ,md lish

prlHlm:r�:

('xxii}

mutt mum

,tandard .. in rc-lati{•ll ll'

1h1.· qualit� ,,r li,h or fi,h

pwtluc1<,;

( \\'I.iii l method� of

.mal� ,i, �if fi._h and fi,h

prochr..:t--:

(,:--1\\ I the grnnt of

..:xemptiun to :Ill) eta,..,

C•f ,es:-.d'> llf fi.,h

pn,.:1.•..,sing

�·..1ahli:-lirnc111... lilim all

N ;Ill) ,11' 1111.: pn" 1s11111,

t:I 1h1, .\\,t. Jn<l

t x,, ) pl.'naIt11.'s for the

:ontra,.:111iun of an�

regulmit'II mad"' under

thi� ,��1i11n. \\\\ hich m,t)

not e.xcccd a :in.: ,,fl\\\\,,

hunJrcu

111,,u,aml

d111l;1r,:

('1.\\\\.\\1)

th,:

1111rlcmcnl,1li1m nf lit'-'

prc:t"aaliion:if) .1ppn,.•.:h.

, X:\\\\ ii) :111� 01hc1 111Jl1er

.rnrl•ori,c•J t'r rc.1uircu m

h.: pr�,l.'nhctl h� 1hi,

,\\ct.

(�I \\\\'lwrc. in !he nptnH,n ol

the :i.lini,tcr ii ,q,uld be

;1ppropriatc to dcla� th.:

promulgation uf :my rci;ulation:

undcr 1111-. �ccuon umil u met:1111g

01 lhl.' fi..,hene, ;\\J\\'1:-ory ('oun.::1l

.:.w � u,n•.t!ncJ. the :i..1tnbkr

ma� ,cd, the .1,h 11:.l' ,,r llll'mhcr-,.

or the l·i--hcrn:, Ad, l'><'I') ( ou11cil

thr1111g.h n,rre-.pon<lcm:L· Cll other

n1t:1hc1d,; \\\\ 1thn111 Lllll\\ i:11111g a

mc"ding of the Council

Po\\\\ er.. of dell-'!?atiuo.

oo. (II Ilic �lini-.tl'r ma). in

"rnin,,.. d1.·kg:1k an� (1( the

flll\\\\t:r-- Cl11ili:rr.:d 1111 him under

,I,,..: \\ , ,, ,�t. ,I,._-� •"-· .... .ti....n .r .i....

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p1J\\\\er, conlcrrcJ h, �et:lll•th 58

anJ 5<>.

(2 I

lhc Diri.:ctt11 of F1,hail.'::.

ma). i11 ,Hiting. delcgmc an) 111

the p1mc-r:, conierreJ on him

11111..h:r thi, Act. ,, 11h 1hc C:\\ccpli<•n

of the J)O\\\\cr, con1erreu h)

:-.t•c1il1n, 27 :md �:

Rcpc:11 and 1-a, in~s.

61 \\ 11

TIii.' F l!>hcni.:� Act I <n: .

(hereinafter reicrrcd 1,..-, us the

•·rcrcah:d Ac1"l 1s hereb: rc�:•lcd

'2) �01 "i1hs,anJ111� ,uch

rt.:peal lr'-•m and alicr the :.lat!! of

.:orning into ,1pcra1ion of du� Act -

I a) an� lt1..en...c sranti.:J

unJcr the repealed 1-\\cl

-..hall ,:,Hit mu,;: to hc

\\alid on �.ich tc1m,

and co11dit:,1n-; ,,t'

apprO\\ al !er the pcriL1J

-;tipul.1tt!<l rhen:in: and

lhJ ull regulation:-. and

irJc� made under Ille

r-:pculcJ \\ct .inJ 111

101cc at the d..1tl.' tif

commem.em..-11I 11f tills

ALI ,hall -.uhy.:cl l11

�ut:11 moJificativns .mu

adapwtinn, a, ma: hi:

nt:cc�,ar: lo hnng

them into co11f,1nn11�

"irh this A..:1 continue

until such ttmc !b llL'\\\\

rcgula111...,n, llf 1•rJer,

:m: maJe und�r 1h1:,

.-\\ct.

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SOll·IJ\\ II.I�

( �cction 5( I ))

TI If� f-lSIJERH .$ :\\0\\ l�URY

I.,. I IL'\\lll

Appoin1mcn1 of members

I. ( 11 I he C111111ul .shall C(lll'.'_,i,t ('r rll•t

le,s than Ii, i: 111,r mc•rc lhJn .,i:, c11

rnemht.:r, arpl•imcd b) Lhe �ltn1,1t.:1

ot \\\\ hom \\.lll&: sh.ill ht: apruin1ed h)

the M11mh:1 ll• he Chairman iii 1l11i

Council

12) The mi:mhcrs nf the Council ,h.111

he ,eh:1..11.d h� 1h1.• :\\ Iinister fr11111

anlllnl! p1.r,on-. appea.rm_g to h i111

t11 h,I\\ c nb11lt� an<l e,perience in

mailer, n:latlllf ,o fi!,hi:ric,

fenurc of office

., A member of th:: Board ,hall.

.Sll�IC.:CI IU !hc pro, i,ion, or 1hi,

•:chcJuk. hold oitke tor u period

n1ll c,.:.:.:ding tlm:c �car... bu1

-.u\\.'11 m.:mb.:r -.hall be elig1hle 1i,r

r..:appointrncut.

TL·mpornry arpointmcut.s.

.3. �llbJcct t11 paragraph I /2) the

\\I ini,tcr ma) appoint an) plfS111l

w au te111p11raril) in plau. t l the:

Cha1r111a11 11r a member ol lhl.'

Co1.1n1.il 111 the ca,c 1)f Lht' absence

or inahilit) 10 act of the Cham11a11

t•1 '>Udt 01l.'1nbcr, � th..: cas� ma)

be.

Re-.ien:)tiun.

J (1, ,\\11� 11w1111-K'r of !ht: loun.:-11.

l,thn than the Clmirnan mil) at

an) time rt.•,1g11 hi, otlil:c h)

in,trumc.:111 in "riling .,JJrc,,;cd Ill

1h,· \\lini:..tcr anJ tra.n�mmed

1li11111gh till' ( haim1:m and from 1he

da1..- of receipt h) the ;\\lini,tt.·-r l'I

,uch in�1rume111. ,uch member !>hall

cea,t.> to a mcmh,:r ut"the Ct1t1ndl.

(2) I ht.: Chilirman ma) at .in) time

re.si_gn hi, 1111ir.:c b, 1Jhlrume11l 111

,,riting aJJ11.·,,cd 1!1 1hi: \\l1111,1cr

and su1:h 11.:,1gnal iu11 ,h..ill tal-.t.:

dle-:1 a, th1111 th1. dn1c of 1h1.

receipt �,r ,uch 1n,1rument b) the

:\\1inister.

Re, ocation 11f :lflllninl men!.

5 Cl l T11e �tini,-ter ma) al an) Lime

revoke thl· .1ppo1111men1 c,f the

Chairman .md of an:, 1111:mber or

the Lounctl

(2) The IIJlllC'- ,1f ,111 ni..·mbt:r,- 01

the Loun.:11 ,h fiht l..:l)lbll!UteJ anJ

c, Cr} �h3.lt!!(' in !ht. mernhr!r;.h1p

1hcrco!' ,hall he puhli,hcd in the

Gaze!tc.

Rem uncration.

The Ch.:1irma11 and uth..:1 mcmher,

,.,f the Council 111 1.:<•mm1ttc:es ma�

bi;; paiJ :.111.:h rcmuncra1iP11

,, hclht.>r b� ·., :t) t'i honorarium.

fe.::.. md such 1Hhcr allo\\\\a11ce:. a,

1hi;; �Imbler ma� dctc.:rminc.

Appointmenl of (ommiuee,.

; lhi.: Coum:1I Illa) in thc di,.:harge

of 11' <lut1e, nppoim commim.:e,

compri-.111g cif mcmbcrs 01 the

Co1111c1l vr non-member, .._,r huth

and ma� lb)iµn 1f1 them ,uch

lunction, a, the Council ma�

de1erm111e.

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Information.

8. I hi! C,iuuul nta) 111, itl! an)

per�on 11.1 furni,,h (•r pn.1\\ idt:

111tonnatmn. c:-.plana1io11s. ad, 1cc

<.1r e:-..pn.'.ss an opinir1n al an) ol ib

meetings.

Proccdun: and mcctingl>.

q CI)

The Council shall meet ch

nftcn a� ma) bt.: nccc.;;s1r) i.ll

t:,pcdtt:nl lt'I the

tran"adiuu

of tls bu�inl'ss. and such meetings

shall he held �Il sut.h places and tune<,

and m, such da) s as the C\\>uncil nu)

dctcrm,nc

(2) The Chainnan ma) at ,UJ) time c,111 1

speci:il meettng to be hdd \\\\llhm

se,en days of a \\Hltten request tor

that pu111oso: atldressed 10 him ti� a11)

two members ol the Counctl.

,_: l rhe Ch,11m1an �hall preside at ill

mt:eting.s or the tuun�il al \\\\hicl1 he t:,,

pre-;em. and in hi:, absen(:e frpm all)

meeting lhe member,- prc,ent and

con�ututing a quoruin shall elect a

Ch.:urmnn from am(mg their number a,

pr<!sidt: at that 111ee1ing

(�) fhe quorum of the Council ,hall be

thn.:e

t5) The dc.:ision!> o1 rhc Council ,hall

i:>e b: a mnjorit� ot ville-. anJ 111 adullllrn

lo an original ,·nte. the pl'r-.llfl prl'.--iding

at a me�ting shall hme a c.a.,ung vote m

am case in wlm:h the q11111g. is equal

(6J ivfinute� in pr\\)pcr fonn or c:ich

meet mg ,ha II he 1-..ept

(7) rhc: \\alidil) 11f the prn.:-eed111gs t1I the

Council --hall not be aftected b:i, any

, acanc: .inwngst the tnt:mb�f", thereof 01

hy any th;l'ccl in the appurntmenl of an�

member thcreof

(8) �UbJel:l to the prl)\\fSiOll!> or th1:;

<;chc<lule. the Cuuncil ma� regulate it-,

"\\' n proceedings

Disclosure of iote,·cst.

IO (I) An) mcmhcr. of the Council

wlin. 1,11tcr\\\\ i,e tl1a.n ;i, ,tu.:h

mcmhc1. 1s. d1rcdh 11r 1ml1ri:c1I,

inlere.,ted in a i:l'lllract made ur

entered into. or proposed To he

m,1Je l'f l'lllered 11111"1, h: the

C1,uncil. or in the !>tthJcct mi,ncr ol

an: pro-:eerJings hefon.' the C.vunctl

shall a.. Sl)(m n!> practicahk after the

rele, ant fact, have come Ll1 ltl',

1-..n ►\\\\lc<l�l'.. di..d1.N� the nature of

hi� mtere.;t at a meeting of the

C,1unc1I

(�IA d1sck1,uri: unJer this

paragraph -,hall b.-; recorded in

1he m 111uti:!-> of the Council and

1h(; m.:111 ber •

(al shaII nnt tnl-.c p,1rt .ifte1 tJ1e

d1--clo!--ure in an�

dd 1bcralion tir deci:,,inn tif

the Council rr'!lat111g To the •

o <..tllllraLl ,1r matter in.

qu.:slion: and

f (hJ :--l1all be d1-;reg�rded 1or

the purpn..;L ,,I Iorn1Ing J �

tjllorum oJ the Council for �

adnCL)h ..,llw)ll h dd1herat1011 .,r :...

imn111ni1_, from action.

ll,_( l I '\\10 ad1nn. '>llil. pm�eL:u1iun 11r

,.'lht!r pr'n<.;ccJirn!s '>hall be brought

or 11blttuce<l personaJly agatn,t

any membl'.r lit the C1,u11cil in

rt.>spe�l or Uri} .!Cl done bnna fidL"

111 pursuance �1r e'\\.ecuuon or

intenJed e,ecuLion ot'th1<; Ad

(.2 i \\\\.here Jn� nw111b1.:r nf rhci

( ounul i, e,empt from l1ahil1ty

h: rc.:J-.Oll l'lll) 0r the prm ision.,.

of Lim, paragraph. the Council

sh,tll be hal:;lt: tt, 1he extent that it

,, ouId be if th1: suiJ 111c111bcr ,,r

Og_L"llt ol th� C11unc1I.

Office of Chairman etc. not public

office.

_u. l he 01liLe of (hairman ,1r

member ot the Council shall nC't

be a public ollice lor the pt1rp0sc

of Ch.ipt�r :\\Ill Llf the

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