The purpose of subsection (5A) of section 5 is to impose on all foreign fishing vessels entering our fishery limits a requirement to maintain a log book in the English language recording every activity the vessel is engaged in, in order to avoid suspicion of illegal fishing. The new subsections 5A, 5B, 5C, 5D and 5E divide into various parts the former section 5A, as amended by the amending Act (No 11 of 1995). In particular section 5B and 5C are further amended to cure the defects existing under the current sections 5A(2) and (3) where the offence is not created. The amendment in section 5B to deems the fishing master or master to be the owner or charterer, as the case may be and he or she can be charged, prosecuted, convicted, fined and prevented from leaving Kiribati as appropriate under the principal Ordinance. Likewise the p amendment in section 5C deems an employee, agent, or representative of such owner or charterer to be an owner or charterer as the case may be and he or she can be charged, prosecuted, convicted, fined and prevented from leaving Kiribati as appropriate under the principal Ordinance.
The purpose of subsection (5A) of section 5 is to impose on all foreign fishing vessels entering our fishery limits a requirement to maintain a log book in the English language recording every activity the vessel is engaged in, in order to avoid suspicion of illegal fishing. The new subsections 5A, 5B, 5C, 5D and 5E divide into various parts the former section 5A, as amended by the amending Act (No 11 of 1995). In particular section 5B and 5C are further amended to cure the defects existing unde
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Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1997 (No. 8 of 1997).
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