Imposition of levies on marine resources: Marine Resources Act, 2000 (No. 158 of 2017)

N$6.00 WINDHOEK - 26 June 2017 No. 6342 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE OF THE REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA CONTENTS Page GOVERNMENT NOTICES No. 158 Imposition of levies on marine resources: Marine Resources Act, 2000 .............................................. 1 No. 159 Determination of quota fees and rate of interest payable on late payments: Marine Resources Act, 2000 ....................................................................................................................................................... 4 Government Notices MINISTRY OF FISHERIES AND MARINE RESOURCES No. 158 2017 IMPOSITION OF LEVIES ON MARINE RESOURCES: MARINE RESOURCES ACT, 2000 Under section 44(3) of the Marine Resources Act, 2000 (Act No. 27 of 2000) in consultation with the Advisory Council and with the approval of the Minister of Finance, I (a) impose, for the benefit of the Marine Resources Fund, a levy on the marine resources as set out in the Schedule; and (b) repeal Government Notice No. 80 of 1 June 2002. B. ESAU MINISTER OF FISHERIES AND MARINE RESOURCES Windhoek, 5 June 2017 2 Government Gazette 26 June 2017 6342 SCHEDULE LEVIES ON MARINE RESOURCES 1. In this notice, a word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act bears that meaning, and unless the context otherwise indicates “mass” of a marine resource means mass as determined with a mass meter approved by the Minister responsible for trade. “the Regulations” means the regulations promulgated under Government Notice No. 241 of 7 December 2001; “recreational purposes” means for the purpose of sport or leisure; and “subsistence fishing” means fishing for household food or small scale trade, subject to conditions set out in paragraph 8 of the Regulations. 2. A person to whom a quota is allocated under section 39(3) of the Act must, in respect of any of the species of marine resources allocated, pay in respect of every kilogram of the species so landed, a 2% levy for the benefit of the Marine Resources Fund of the landed value as prescribed in paragraph 5. 3. A person to whom a quota is allocated under section 39(3) of the Act must, in respect of any by-catch of any species of marine resources, pay in respect of every kilogram of the species so landed, a 15% levy for the benefit of the Marine Resources Fund of the landed value as prescribed in paragraph 5. 4. A person who lands any marine resources or portions of marine resources mentioned in paragraph 5 for recreational purposes, except for subsistence fishing, must pay N$ 1500 levy per month in respect of every fishing permit issued for the benefit of the Marine Resource Fund. 5. The following landed values of the marine resources must apply: Species Scientific Name Landed Value N$/ Kg 1 Hake Merluccius capensis and Merluccius paradoxus 25.00 2 Horse Mackerel Trachurus capensis 9.50 3 Crab Chaceon maritae 52.40 4 Rock Lobster Jasus lalandii 193.60 5 Pilchard Sardinops sagax 4.40 6 Monk Lophius vomerinus 51.20 7 Albacore Thunnus alalunga 22.00 8 Swordfish Xiphias gladius 49.00 9 Snoek Frozen Thyrsites atun 21.80 10 Orange Roughy Hoplostethus atlanticus 70.00 11 Big Eye Tuna Thunnus obesus 22.00 12 All Sharks Genus Hechanchiformes 22.00 13 Yellowfin Tuna Thunnus albacares 22.00 14 Oil Fish Ruvettus pretiosus 24.00 15 Sole Genus Soleilidae 23.00 6342 Government Gazette 26 June 2017 3 16 Kingklip Genypterus capensis 42.38 17 Angel Fish Brama brama 6.00 18 Panga Reds Genus Sparidae 5.00 19 Dentex Dentex macropthalmus 5.00 20 Alfonsino Beryx splendens 7.00 21 Gurnard Chelidonichthys capensis 3.00 22 John Dory Zeus faber and Zeus capensis 3.00 23 Ribbon Fish Genus Trachipteridae 7.00 24 Squid Genus Cephalopods 10.00 25 Joacopever Helicolenus dactylopterus 7.00 26 Steenbras Lithognathus (aureti, lithognathus and mormyrus) 30.00 27 Kob Argyrosomus hololepidotus 30.00 28 Blacktail Diplodus sargus capensis 30.00 29 Galjoen Caracinus capensis 45.00 30 Barber Galeichthys feliceps 3.00 31 Anchovy Engraulis capensis 1.50 32 Sardine Sadinops sagax 1.50 33 Red Eye Etrumeus whiteheadii 1.50 34 Lantern Genus Mychtophidae 1.50 35 Gobies Sufflogobius bibarbatus 1.50 36 Mullets Genus Mugilidae 2.00 37 Spring Harders Liza richardsonii 2.00 38 Moon Fish Selene dorsalis 5.00 39 Blue Marlin Makaria nigricans 24.00 40 Sail Fish Istiophorus platypterus 24.00 41 Dorado Fish Coryphaena equiselis and Coryphae na hippurus 24.00 42 Mackerel Scomber japonicus 1.50 43 Cape Fur Seals Arctocephalus pusillus 4.00 44 Shark Fins 73.17 45 Guano 5.00 6. The levy payable in terms of paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 must be paid to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Private Bag 13355, Windhoek, within 7 days from the last day of the month during which the marine resources is landed. 7. Interest rates at the rate of 12% per annum must be paid on all payments received later than 38 days from the date the marine resource is landed. 8. Payments made in terms of paragraph 6 must be accompanied by a statement certified by a fisheries inspector, a fisheries observer, or any other official of the Ministry as the Permanent Secretary assigns in writing, showing the mass and form landed of each marine resources for which payment is made. 9. These levies are effective from the date of publication of this notice.