Fisheries (Spear-guns) Regulations, 1972
Made 1972 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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- Language
- English
- Kind
- Regulation
- Organisation
- European Union
- Country
- Seychelles
- Subjects
- Fisheries and aquaculture
- Keywords
- marine fisheries, fishing gear/fishing method, offences/penalties, fishery management and conservation
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Fisheries (Spear-guns) Regulations, 1972 Article 1. - Citation and commencement. - These Regulations may be cited as the Fisheries (Spear-guns) Regulations, 1972 and shall come into operation on the date on which the Fisheries (Amendment) Ordinance, 1971 comes into operation. Article 2. - Application. - These regulations and all the provisions of the Ordinance relating to spear-guns shall apply to the whole Colony, including all the islands listed in the First Schedule to the Outlying Islands (Employment of Servants) Ordinance. Article 3. - Interpretation. - In these regulations "spear-gun" has the meaning assigned thereto by section 2A of the Ordinance. Article 4. - Sale of spear-guns prohibited. - The sale or offering for sale of any spear-gun is hereby prohibited with effect from the 1st day of May, 1972. Article 5. - Circumstances in which possession of spear-gun is prohibited. The possession of any spear-gun in circumstances which raise a reasonable presumption that the spear-gun has recently been used, or is intended to be used, for fishing in Seychelles is hereby prohibited. Article 6. - Offences. - Any person who: (a) on or after the 1st day of May 1972 sells or offers for sale any spear-gun; or (b) is found in possession of any spear-gun in such circumstances as are mentioned in regulation 5, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding Rs. 500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both such fine and imprisonment.