Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations (13A) 2009 (L.N. No. 33 of 2009)

122 SUPPLEMENT to the Solomon Islands Gazette Thursday 7th may, 2009 S.I. No.16 [Legal Notice No. 33] FISHERIES ACT 1998 (ACT No. 6 of 1998) • 'FISHERIES (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2009 IN exercise of the powers conferred upon me by section 59 of the Fisheries Act 1998, I make these Regulations — 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Fisheries (Amendment) Citation Regulations 2009. Principal Regulations 2. The Fisheries Regulations are amended by adding the following amended regulation — "Prohibition of "13A. A person who catches and retains, sells, • catching, selling, etc, of beche.de.mer" exposes for sale, exports or is in possession for export, any beche-de-mer commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not • exceeding $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 4 months, or both.". Dated at Honiara this seventh day of May, 2009. HON. NOLLEN CORNELLIUS LENI Minister for Fisheries and Marine Resources