Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (Act No. 18 of 1998)Chapter 5 : Prohibited Activities and Stowage of Gear46. Interference with gear |
No person shall—
| (a) | remove, haul, empty, cast adrift or otherwise interfere with any fishing net, line, pot, trap, gear, tackle, or other equipment belonging to any other person without the consent of that person; |
| (b) | place any object in the water, or promote or undertake any activity in a manner so as to obstruct a fishing operation being carried out by another person; |
| (c) | destroy, damage, displace or move or alter the position of any fishing net, line, pot, trap, gear, tackle or other fishing equipment, or any buoy, float or other marker attached to it; or |
| (d) | remove fish from any fishing net, line, pot, trap, gear, tackle or other fishing equipment belonging to any other person without the consent of that person |