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Law No. 10 of 1981 concerning the first amendment of Law No. 48 of 1976 on fishing, exploitation and protection of living aquatic species

Made 1981-07-01 · Text as of 2026-10-01

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Original title
قانون رقم (10) لسنة 1981م بالتعديل الاول على القانون رقم (48) لسنة 1976م بتنظيم صيد واستغلال وحماية الاحياء المائية
Language
English
Kind
Act
Country
Iraq
Subjects
Fisheries and aquaculture
Keywords
enforcement/compliance, fishery management and conservation, offences/penalties

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  1. Th is ~w shall come into force from the elate of its publication in the Official Gazette. Fourthly - Appliances of the fishing or its ves sels and water living being shall be seized on contravening the provisions of this Law and disposition thereof and its values shall be done according to the Law. RESOLUTIOK No. (102) LAW No. (10) OF 1981 FIRST AMEND~ TO TIlE LAW OF JtEGULA.TING FJSHING AND EXPLOmKG THE WATER LIVING BEING ~""D ITS PRar.EC'I10N No. (48) OF 1976 IThirdly - Whoever contravens the provisions I mentioned in this Law except whate I ver stipulated explicitly in the two The Revolntiona:ry Command Council I Pa~ F"l1"SUy and ~ndl~, of ~ In accordance with the provisions of Pan I Article, shall be punished With au un (A) of Article 42 of the Interim Constitution, I prisonment for a. period not exceeding (one year) or with a. fine not less than The Revolutionary Command Council have i 1500 Dinars}. decided in their session held on 31-1-1981 to pro- I ·mufgate the foHowing Law :- r I I ! I r I I I I I .In the Name of the People, A.rUde 1 J (Article 28) of the Law of Regulating Fi<ili- ! ing and ExpIoi!:ing e:.:.. water LiV.ng Being and ; . I Its Proted:ioos No. (-4:8) of 1976 shall be deleted :, and rmb8titnted by the fOllowing :- ; .Article. 28 • Firstly - Whoever used in flsbing' I the water living being the Means of the collective ann.ihilation thereto as poi I!IOl1S or ehemicaI materials, and elect rical energy, shall be punished with im prisonment for a period not exceeding to (7 years) and with a fine not less I than (Three Thousand Dinars) and with sei%ing bie fishing. The penalty of imp risonment for a period not less than 1 (one year) ar.1..I!ctexceeding to (Three . years) or with a fine amounting to (Three Thousand Dinars) if the explo 8iomr bne been used in fishing. ! Secondly -..Whoever ~tra.vens the provisions of : Para.. (Thirdly) of Article (one) of this II Law sbaI1 be punished with imprison ment for a period not Jess than (Three I year) or with a fine not.Iess than (one 'l'hou8Imd) (Published in the Alwaqai Aliraqiya (Ar. L-.dit.) No. 2817 of 16-2-1981) The Ofticlal Goette No. ( 26 ) 2 1.7.1981

Law No. 10 of 1981 concerning the first amendment of Law No. 48 of 1976 on fishing, exploitation and protection of living aquatic species · Nelum