Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (Act No. 18 of 1998)RegulationsRegulations in terms of the Marine Living Resources Act, 1998Chapter 8 : Compliance Control77. Marking of fishing vessels |
| (1) | Subject to the provisions of the Act, no person shall use any fishing vessel unless it bears the registration letters and numbers assigned thereto by the Director-General. |
| (2) | The letters and numbers contemplated in subregulation (1), shall be affixed according to the specifications set out in Annexure 14. |
| (3) | The registration letters and numbers assigned to any fishing vessel shall not be transferred to any other vessel without the written authority of the Director-General and shall not be used on, painted on or attached to any other vessel. |
| (4) | When any fishing vessel ceases to be licensed in terms of the provisions of the Act, the owner of such a vessel shall obliterate or remove every registration letter and number from such a vessel within 21 days. |
| (5) | If the owner of a licensed fishing vessel sells or otherwise disposes of such a vessel, in the case where the requirements of the Act have— |
| (a) | been complied with, transfer fees determined by the Minister under section 25 of the Act, shall be payable; and |
| (b) | not been complied with, the licence shall lapse. |