Metrication (Fisheries Act) Order, 1979 (L.N. No. 87 of 1979)
Made 1979-04-18 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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- Language
- English
- Kind
- Regulation
- Country
- Fiji
- Subjects
- Fisheries and aquaculture
- Keywords
- fishery management and conservation
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157 [LEGAL NOTICE No. 87] METRICATION ACT (No. 16 OF 1977) METRICATION (FISHERIES ACT) ORDER, 1979 IN exercise of the powers conferred upon me by section 4 of the Metrication Act, I have made the following Order: 1. This Order may be cited as the Metrication (Fisheries Act) Order, Short title. 1979. 2. References to units other than metric units contained in the Fisheries Act and subsidiary legislation made thereunder shall be replaced by references to metric units in accordance with the Schedule to this Order. Made at Suva this 18th day of April 1979. J. MAVOA Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries SCHEDULE Short title of Conversion Act, Regulations Where Line Metrica tion of Fisheries Act. or Order affected Delete Insert Fisheries Act Section2 16 five feet I.Sm Section2 28 fourteen feet 4.3m Section~2) 7 8inches 200mm Section 2) 7 one inch 25mm Sections 3) 5 twelve inches 300mm Sections 3) 5 twoinchca 50mm Fisheries Regulations Regulation 5~5) 2 3j,inches 90mm Regulation 5 5} 3 2½ inches 60mm Regulation 7 3 100yard, 100m Regulation 9 3 I-inch 9.5mm Regulation 14 I l¼inches 30mm Regulation 15 2 l¼inches 30mm Fisheries Regulations Regulation 15 3 35 feet IO.Sm Regulation 15 4 5 feet I.Sm Regulation 16 2/3 2inches 50mm Regulation 17 3 3feet Im Regulation 17 4/5 2inches 50mm Regulation 17 7 2inches 50mm Regulation 17 10 2inches 50mm Regulation 19 3 Sinches 125mm Regulation20t 2 18 inches 455mm Regulation20 2) 3 eighteen inches 455mm Regulation 21 a) 2 3¼inches 90mm Regulation21(b) 3 4 mches 100mm Regulation 26 2 24 feet 7.3m Fiaheries Regulations First Schedule- Item9 2 24 feet 7.3m Apllication for Registration o a Fishing Vessel Second Schedule Licence/Renewal of Laat paragraph 7 eight inches 200m.m Licence for Fishing Vessel 7 one inch 25mm Third Scheduled- Second paragraph I 3½ x 2-j- inches 90mmx60tnm Apj>lication for (Renewal of) Fishing Licence ten chains Fifth Schedule Body 10 200m 2::\ 1-lmiles 2.5km 158 Short title of Conversion Act, Regulations Where Line or Order affected Delete Insert Sixth Schedule Fifth column Heading 3 inches mm 1 12 inches 300mm 2 12 inches 300mm 3 8 inches 200mm 4 6inches 150mm 5 8 inches 200mm 6 8 inches 200mm 7 12. inches 300mm 8 12 inches 300mm 9 4 inches lOOmm 10 IO inches 250mm I) 4inches 100mm 12 IOinches 250mm 15 IO inches 250mm 16 6 inches 150mm 17 Sinches 200mm 18 8 inches 200mm 19 6 inches 150mm 22 12 inches 300mm 23 12 inches 300mm