Marine Vegetation Licence Regulations (Legal Notice 66 of 1997)

MARINE VEGETATION LICENCE [S.L.425.07 1 SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 425.07 MARINE VEGETATION LICENCE REGULATIONS 23rd May, 1997 LEGAL NOTICE 66 of 1997. Title.1. The title of these Regulations is Marine Vegetation Licence Regulations. Interpretation.2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires Cap. 425."Act" means the Fisheries Conservation and Management Act; "catching" includes cultivation; "Fisheries Department" means the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture; "fishing" and "fishing boat" have the same meaning as is given to them in the Act; "plants" and "plants found in the sea" include all types of marine vegetation. Granting and renewal of licence. 3. A fee of fifty liri shall be paid by a person engaged in fishing and in the cultivation of marine plants to the Fisheries Department for the granting of a licence, and for the renewal thereof each year thereafter, to use a fishing boat for the purpose of catching every description of plants found in the sea within such area of the bays or of the territorial waters of Malta as may be designated in the licence. Prohibition and penalty. 4. (1) No person shall cultivate or catch plants, or use a fishing boat for such purpose, unless he has been issued with, and is in possession of, a valid licence in terms of regulation 3. (2) Any person who contravenes the provisions of these Regulations shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine (multa) of one hundred liri.