Night Under-water Fishing (Prohibition) Joint Regulation (No. 7 of 1963)
Made 1963 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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- Language
- English
- Kind
- Regulation
- Organisation
- European Union
- Country
- Vanuatu
- Subjects
- Fisheries and aquaculture
- Keywords
- marine fisheries, fishery management and conservation, fishing gear/fishing method, offences/penalties
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VAN 49 841 4) SUPPLEMENTARY LEGISLATION A JOINT REGULATION To prohibit under-water fishing at night on certain parts of the Efate coasts. (Published~ Condominium Gazette No. 219) c) Night Under-water Fishing (Prohibition) Joint Regulation No. 7 of 1963 No. 7 of 1963 2. Any person who commits an offence against the prov~s~ons of this Regulation shall be liable to a fine not exceeding £50 sterling or its equivalent in francs at the current rate of exchange or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding eighty days or to both such fine and imprisonment. Made by the British and French Resident Commissioners under the provisions of Article 2, paragraph 2, and Article 7 of the Anglo-French Protocol of 1914. 1. Under-water fishing at night, that is to say, from sunset to sunrise, is hereby prohibited on all the coasts of Efate, including the lagoons and adjacent small islands, situated between Devil's Point and Tapi Point to the west of the Teouma Bay. 3. The British and French District Agents, the Chief Condominium Agricultural Officer and the British and French Commandants of Police shall be severally responsible for the enforcement of this Regulation. 4. This Regulation may be cited as the Night Under-water Fishing (Prohibition) Joint Regulation No.7 of 1963 and shall have effect from the 1st April, 1963. I ~ .').: \!i' II '-I I'