Prohibition on issuing of licences for monofilament nets to be used as regulated fishing gear: Inland Fisheries Resources Act, 2003 (GN. No. 296 2016)
Made 2016-11-22 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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- Language
- English
- Kind
- Regulation
- Organisation
- Zambezi Watercourse Commission (ZAMCOM)
- Country
- Namibia
- Subjects
- Fisheries and aquaculture
- Keywords
- inland fisheries, fishery management and conservation, fishing gear/fishing method, offences/penalties
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4 Government Gazette 15 December 2016 6197 for Clinic purposes: Erf 1583 for Police Station purposes: Erf 1584 (ii) The following erven are reserved for the Local Authority: for Water Infrastructure purposes: Erf 1544 for Electrical Substation purposes: Erf 1736 for Market purposes: Erf 1739 for General Administrative purposes: Erf 1740 for Public Open Space purposes: Erven 1754 to 1768 4. Conditions of title: The following conditions shall be registered in favour of the Local Authority against the title deeds of all erven except the erven referred to in paragraph 3: The erf shall only be used or occupied for purposes which are in accordance with, and the use or occupation of the erf shall at all times be subject to, the provisions of the Nkurenkuru Town Planning Scheme prepared and approved in terms of the Town Planning Ordinance, 1954 (Ordinance 18 of 1954). The building value of the main building, including the outbuildings, to be erected on the erf shall be at least four times the prevailing valuation of the erf. MINISTRY OF FISHERIES AND MARINE RESOURCES No. 296 2016 PROHIBITION ON ISSUING OF LICENCES FOR MONOFILAMENT NETS TO BE USED AS REGULATED FISHING GEAR: INLAND FISHERIES RESOURCES ACT, 2003 Under section 22(3) of the Inland Fisheries Resources Act, 2003 (Act No. 1 of 2003), I prohibit the (a) use of monofilament nets in inland waters of Namibia; and (b) issuing of licences for the use of such nets as a regulated fishing gear. This prohibition will not affect the use of multifilament nets in compliance with the requirements of the Inland Fisheries Resources Act, 2003 (Act No. 1 of 2003). B. ESAU MINISTER OF FISHERIES AND MARINE RESOURCES Windhoek, 22 November 2016 MINISTRY OF FISHERIES AND MARINE RESOURCES No. 297 2016 DECLARATION OF ZAMBEZI/CHOBE RIVER SYSTEM AS FISHERIES RESERVE: INLAND FISHERIES RESOURCES ACT, 2003 Under section 22(1) of the Inland Fisheries Resources Act, 2003 (Act No.1 of 2003), and in consultation with the Zambezi Regional Council and the relevant traditional authorities, I declare the Zambezi/Chobe River system shared with Zambia and Botswana as a fisheries reserve for the period 1 December to 28 February every year.