Amendment of the Marine Living Resources Regulations (No. 1091 of 2015)

This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 4 No. 39391 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11 NOVEMBER 2015 Government notices • GoewermentskennisGewinGs Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Department of/ Landbou, Bosbou en Visserye, Departement van DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES NO. 1091 11 NOVEMBER 2015 1091 Marine Living Resources Act (18/1998): Amendment of regulations published in Government Notice R. 1111 of 2 September 1998, as amended 39391 MARINE LIVING RESOURCES ACT, 1998 (ACT NO. 18 OF 1998) AMENDMENT OF REGULATIONS PUBLISHED IN GOVERNMENT NOTICE R. 1111 OF 2 SEPTEMBER 1998, AS AMENDED The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has under Section 77 of the Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (Act No. 18 of 1998), made the Regulations as set out in the schedule hereto. SCHEDULE Definitions 1. In this schedule “the Regulations” means the regulations published under Government Notice No. R. 1111 of 2 September 1998, as amended by Government Notice R.27 of 14 January 2000, Government Notice R. 1129 of 17 November 2000, Government Notice R. 1344 of 8 December 2000; Government Notice R. 1428 of 29 December 2000, Government Notice R.375 of 4 May 2001, Government Notice R.1000 of 12 October 2001, Government Notice R.765 of 6 June 2003, Government Notice R.1376 of 3 October 2003, Government Notice R.1455 of 8 October 2003, Government Notice R.1669 of 12 November 2003, Government Notice R.1829 of 15 December 2003, Government Notice R.469 of 2 April 2004, Government Notice 329 of 6 April 2005, Government Notice 426 of 3 May 2005, Government Notice R. 8818 of 4 January 2008, Government Notice R. 8826 of 1 February 2008, Government Notice R. 343 of 28 March 2008, Government Notice R.249 of 6 March 2009, Government Notice R.142 of 26 February 2010, Government Notice R.1060 of 12 November 2010, Government Gazette Notice R.9263 of 11 November 2011, Government Gazette Notice R.939 of 12 November 2012 and Government Gazette Notice R.945 of 15 November 2012, Government Notice R. 959 of 23 November 2012, Government Gazette Notice R.873 of 15 November 2013 and Government Gazette notice R. 900 of 11 November 2014 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 11 NOVEMBER 2015 No. 39391 5 Amendment of regulation 51 of the Regulations 1. Regulation 51 is hereby amended by substitution for subregulation 2 of the following: (2) A person over the age of 12 years may obtain from any authorized office, a recreational fishing permit to engage in fishing, collecting, keeping, controlling, landing or transporting of, or to be in possession of not more than four west coast rock lobster per day from 15 November 2015 to 15 November 2015, from 21 November 2015 to 22 November 2015, from 28 November 2015 to 29 November 2015, from 5 December 2015 to 6 December 2015, from 12 December 2015 to 13 December 2015, from 19 December 2015 to 20 December 2015, from 26 December 2015 to 27 December 2015, from 2 January 2016 to 3 January 2016, from 9 January 2016 to 10 January 2016, from 25 March 2016 to 28 March 2016. Fishing will be allowed every day all dates inclusive as listed above, subject to the payment of the fees determined by the Minister under section 25 of the Act. No fishing permitted in any day of the week not listed in this schedule. 2. Regulation 51 is herewith further amended by substitution for subregulation 7 of the following: (7) A holder of a recreational west coast rock lobster permit shall not engage in fishing, collecting or disturbing west coast rock lobster in Area 7 (Dassen Island), the area between a line in the north ( 270° true bearing) drawn from the co-ordinate 33°15’00”S and 18°07’00”E in respect of Zone C and as a southern boundary the northern beacon MB 1 of the rock lobster sanctuary at Melkbos Point, which is also known as Area 7 (Dassen Island). Amendment of Annexure 2 of the Regulations 3. Annexure 2 to the Regulations is hereby amended by the substitution for paragraph (b) of item 7, of the following paragraph: (b) Recreational or subsistence permit - from 29 March 2016 to 14 November 2016 all dates inclusive.