Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (L.N. No. 78)

Unofficial Copy 275 FIJI ISLANDS GOVERNMENT GAZETTE SUPPLEMENT No. 32 FRIDAY, 3rd September 2004 [LEGAL NOTICE NO. 78] FISHERIES ACT (CAP. 158) FISHERIES (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2004 IN exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 9 of the Fisheries Act, I make these Regulations – Citation 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2004. New Regulation Added 2. The Fisheries Regulations is amended by inserting after regulation 20A, the following regulation “Moratorium on the humphead wrasse” 20B – (1) No person shall – (a) Take or capture for sale or offer for sale by any means any humphead wrasse; (b) export, sell or offer for sale, or possess live specimens of any humphead wrasse for any commercial purpose; (c) export, sell or offer for sale, or possess any parts of humphead wrasse for the purpose of trading or for income generation. (2) The Minister may, upon a written request by any person, exempt that person in writing from the provision of subregulation (1). (3) Subject to subregulation (2), any person who contravenes subregulation (1) commits an offence and is liable to the penalty stipulated in section 10 of the Act. (4) This regulation comes into force on 30 September 2004 and expires on 31 December 2014. Made on 31st day of August 2004. K. T. YABAKI Minister for Fisheries and Forests Price: 52c V. NAREKI Government Printer, Suva. Fiji – 2004 96/FRGS/2004 – 1,200 Official Printer Since 1883