Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (Act No. 18 of 1998)

Regulations

Regulations in terms of the Marine Living Resources Act, 1998

Part 2 : Fishing Harbour Regulations

94. Entrance to fishing harbour

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(1)No person shall enter a fishing harbour except through the harbour entrance or leave the fishing harbour except through the harbour exit.

 

(2)Any person in or upon property of the State within a fishing harbour, shall obey the orders of a fishery control officer.

 

(3)No person shall within any fishing harbour—
(a)be in a state of intoxication or behave in a violent or offensive manner;
(b)do anything which may cause injury to any person or damage to property;
(c)disfigure any property;
(d)remove any notice board, a notice thereon or disfigure it;
(e)obstruct the free use of any quay, wharf or foreshore or the approaches thereto or do anything which possibly may obstruct it;
(f)swim or bathe, except with the permission of the Director-General; or
(g)dive without the written permission of a fishery control officer.

 

(4)No person shall—
(a)hawk within any fishing harbour unless he is authorised by a permit and upon payment of the fees determined by the Minister under section 25 of the Act;
(b)affix or exhibit or cause to be affixed or exhibited an advertisement, notice or sign or placard within a fishing harbour, except on the authority of a permit and upon payment of the fees determined by the Minister under section 25 of the Act;
(c)in the course of the conduct or operation of any commercial or industrial enterprise use fresh water provided in a fishing harbour unless he or she is authorised by a permit and upon payment of the fees determined by the Minister under section 25 of the Act;
(d)waste or cause to be wasted, any drinking water provided at a water installation in a fishing harbour;
(e)clean any fish in a fishing harbour, unless he or she is authorised by a permit and upon payment of the fees determined by the Minister under section 25 of the Act;
(f)bring any animal into a fishing harbour except with permission of a fishery control officer;
(g)make any fire in a fishing harbour except with the permission of a fishery control officer; or
(h)use any vessel in a fishing. harbour for the transport of passengers, except on the authority of a permit and upon payment of the fees determined by the Minister under section 25 of the Act.