Fisheries (Piranha) Regulations, 2002

Made 2002-05-18 · Text as of 2026-10-01

Public law and official guidance, published as research. Not legal, tax or financial advice.

About this law

Original title: Peraturan-Peraturan Perikanan (Pirana), 2002.
Language: English; Malay
Kind: Regulation
Country: Brunei
Subjects: Fisheries and aquaculture
Keywords: fishery management and conservation, inland fisheries, freshwater fishes, offences/penalties, aquatic animals

No source link is recorded for this law.

The law's own text, section by section, as held. Each section has its own link.

part 1
No, S 29 FISHERIES ACT (CHAPTER 61) FISHERIES (PIRANHA) REGULATIONS, 2002 ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS Regulation 1. Citation. 2. Piranha not to be kept etc. 3. Piranha not to be released into river etc. ," 4. Penalty. 531 13th. JUNE, 2002 BRUNEI DARUSSALAM GOVERNMENT GAZETTE FISHERIES ACT (CHAPTER 61) FISHERIES (PIRANHA) REGULATIONS, 2002 In exercise of the powers conferred by section 5 of the Fisheries Act, the Minister of Industry and Primary Resources hereby makes the following Regulations Citation. 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Fisheries (piranha) Regulations, 2002. Piranha not to be kept etc. 2. No person shall keep, breed, sell, purchase, import into or export from Brunei Darussalam the species of fish known as piranha. Piranha not to be released into river etc. 3. No person shall release any piranha into any river, stream, canal, channel, watercourse, reservoir, lake or other body of water. Penalty. 4. Any person who contravenes regulation 2 or 3 is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,500 and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year. Made this 5th. day of Rabiulawal, 1423 Hijriah corresponding to the 18th. day of May, 2002. PEHIN ORANG KAYA SETIA PAHLAWAN DATa SERI SETIA HAJI AWANG ABDUL RAHMAN BIN DATa SETIA HAJI MOHD TAIB Minister of Industry and Primary Resources, Brunei Darussalam. 532