Fisheries (Prohibition of Method of Fishing) Regulations, 1971
Made 1971 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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- Language
- English
- Kind
- Regulation
- Country
- Malaysia
- Subjects
- Fisheries and aquaculture
- Keywords
- marine fisheries, fishing gear/fishing method, enforcement/compliance, legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, fishery management and conservation
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108 MALA 68 (c) Fisheries (Prohibition of method of fishing) Regulations, 1971 IN exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 of the Fisheries Act, 1963, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong hereby makes the following regulations: Article 1. - Citation. - These regulations may be cited as the Fisheries (Prohibition of Method of Fishing) Regulations, 1971 Article 2. - Prohibition of fishing. - No person shall use for the purpose of fishing or have in his possession on board any vessel, any fishing net or trap described in the Schedule hereto. SCHEDULE Any fishing net, used with boat propelled by engine, called by whatever name which consists of a triangular net supported between two poles which are crossed and secured some distance from the top and each of them tapers from this point to end in a ski-shaped shoe, being of a kind normally operated by pushing or thrusting the gear along the seabed before raising.