Fisheries Management and Development (Amendment) Act, 1992 (No. 7 of 1992)

ACTS S u p pie m e n t tot h e S i err a Leo neG a z t! tt e Vol. CXXlll. Nfl. 25 dated 23rd April. /992 SIGNED this 23rd day of April, 1992 J. S. MOMOH, President, (lS) ' No.7 STerra Le-me 1992 The Fisheries Management and Development (Amendment) Ad, 1992 Being an Act to amend the Fisheries Management and Development Act, 1988. Short title, l 1D?t~ \~r commence BE IT ENACTED by the President and Members of Parliarr ent in mcnr. this present Parliament assembled, as follow~: 1. The Fisheries Management and Development Act, 198~ is AOJ~n·in.· 1'1 d d b he i . . - di If" 51 f h . II vi A~"l 1'0.·1amen e y t e msertion imme late yater section : 0 t e to vW- 011988 ing new section 1 No." Fisheries Management and Development (Amendment) 1992 t4Mditional powers of t-h.e Director. 51A. (1) Without prejudice to the provisions of any law in force and notwithstanding the provisions of this Act relating to offences and penalties, the Director may, in addition to his duties and powers under this Act, impose a fine or other penalty, other than a tam of imprisonment, on the owner, master or charterer of any foreign fishing vessel found fishing within the territorial waters of Si-erra Leone which contravenes any of the provisions of this Act. (2) In the exercise of his powers under sub-section (l), the Director may impose a fine of not less than five million leones on the owner, master or charterer of any foreign fishing vessel which contravenes any of the provisions of Part V and may forfeit to the State the catch of fish which shall he sold and the money held on behalf of the State, or the fishing gear or any poaching appliance employed by the foreign fishing vessel: Provided that any such fishing gear or poaching appliance so forfeited to the State shall be dealt with as the Minister may direct, (3) All moneys collected or received by the Director in the exercise of his powers under sub sections (I) and (2) shall be collected in a freely convertible currency and paid into the Con solidated .Fund. (4) The Director shall make monthly returns to the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice of any vessels apprehended and of any fines or other penalties imposed under this section. (5) Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Director may appeal to the High Court against any tint: or penalty or forfeiture imposed under this section: Provided that such appeal shall not operate as a stay of execution." No. 7 Fialferi#3 MttnagemMt and Development (AmeJU1m~nt) 3 Passed in Parliament this 2nd day of April. in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and ninety-two. M. T. BETTS-PRIDDY, Acting Clerk ofParliament. THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the BiU which has passed Parliament and found by me to be a true and correctly printed copy of the said Bill. M. T. BETTS-PRIDDY, Acting Clerk ofParliament,