Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (Act No. 18 of 1998)Chapter 6 : Law Enforcement52. Powers of fishery control officers beyond South African waters |
A fishery control officer may without a warrant following hot pursuit in accordance with international law as reflected in article 111 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea—
| (a) | stop, board and search outside South African waters, any foreign fishing vessel which he or she has reasonable grounds to believe has been used in the commission of an offence in terms of this Act in South African waters and bring such vessel and all persons and things on board to any place, port or harbour in the territory of the Republic; and |
| (b) | exercise beyond South African waters all the powers conferred on a fishery control officer in terms of this Act. |