Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations, 2017 (S.I. No. 76 of 2017)

Supplement to the Republic of Zambia Government Gazette dated Friday, 1st December, 2017 GOVERNMENT OF ZAMBIA STATUTORY l NSTRUMENT No. 76 OF 201 7 The Fisheries Act, 2011 (Act No. 22 of201 l) The Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations, 2017 TN EXERCISE of the powers contained in section 67 of the Fisheries Act, 20 11 , the following Regulations are made: I. The Regulations may be cited as the Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations, 2017, and shall be read as one with the Fisheries Regulations, 2012 in these Regulations referred to as the principal regulations. 2. The First Schedule to the principal Regulations is amended by the deletion of Table Band the substitution therefor of the new Table B set out in the Appendix. 823 Title SI No. 24 of 2012 Amendment of First Schedule Copies of this Statutory Instrument can be obtained from the Government Printer, P. O. Box 30136, 10101 Lusaka. Price K8.00 each. 824 R. FISHING PERIOD Commercial Fishing Area Mweru Luapula Bangweulu Lower Kafue Lower Zambezi Kariba-Inshore Fishery Statutory Instruments I st December, 2017 APPENDIX (Paragraph 2) FIRST SCHEDULE (Regulations 3, 4 and 5) Extent of Area That portion of water ofMweru bound by a straight I ine drawn fro m the Northern up of Nko le point in a Northerly direction to the Southernmost tip of Kilwa Island; thence in a south easterly direction to the bank of the ChotaChannel; thence fo llowing the shores of lake Mweru to the right bend of Luapula River thence up this river for a distance of approximately 5 ki lometres; thence to the nearest boundary between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia opposite;thence in a northerly direction along this the boundary of Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo to the point of starting. Throughout the commercial fishing area Throughout the Kafue Commercial fishing area Throughout the commercial fishing area. That part of the Zambezi River within Zambia starting from the darn wall of Lake Kariba to the Zambian border with Mozambique and Zimbabwe at the Zambia Luangwa confluence and the verges of Zambezi River within Zambia, other waters lying within thirty (30) kilometres of the Zambezi river and its tributaries Namazambwe River estuary, Mweernba river estuary, Chimini inlet, Maaze River estuary, Zongwe River estuary, Sikalamba River estuary, Nang'ombe River estuary, Jongola River estuary, Chezya river, Lufua River Estuary, Nang'andwe River estuary and Nanhunwe River Fishing Period Throughout the year, except 1st December to the last day of February Throughout the year, except 1st December to the last day of February Throughout the year, except 1st December to the last day of Febrnary Throughout the year, except 1st December to th e last day of February Throughout the year ... • I st December, 20 17 Commercial Fishing Area Kariba-Pelagic Fishery (Kapenta) Lower Luangwa Ri ver Mweru-Wa-Ntipa Lukanga Swamps Lusiwasi Statutory Instruments 825 Extent a/Area Fishing Period fhroughout the commercial lishing area Throughout the year, except for ten ( 10) days during the Lunar period, that is full moon None Mwcru-Wa-Nti pa National Park. The whole of Mweru-Wa-Ntipa None Throughout the year, except I st December to the last day of Febmary Throughout the commercial fishing area Throughout the year, except I st December to the last day of February Throughout the commercial fishing area Throughout the year. except I st December to the last day of February Upper Zambezi Commercial Throughout the commercial fi shing area Fishing area Throughout the year, except I st December to the last day of February Super Upper Zambezi Commercial fi shing Area Chambeshi Commercial f-ishing Area Throughout the commercial fishing area Throughout the year, except I st December to the last day of February Throughout the commercial fishing area Throughout the year, except I st December to the last day of February Middle Zambezi Commercial Throughout the commercial fishing area Fishing Area Throughout the year, except 1st December to the last day of February Lower Zambezi Commercial Throughout the commercial fishing area Fishing Area Throughout the year, except l st December to the last day of February Upper Kafue Commercial Fishing Area Throughout the commercial fishing area Throughout the year, except 1st December to the last day of February 826 Commercial Fishing Area Super Upper Kafue Commercial Fishing Area Lunga Commercial Fishing Area Tanganyika Commercial Fishing Area LUSAKA 29th November, 2017 [MFL.64/9/1] Statutory Instruments I st December, 2017 Extent of Area Fishing Period Throughout the commercial fishing area Throughout the year, except 1st December to the last day of February Throughout the commercial fishing area Throughout the year, except 1st December to the last day of February Chitili Area Kasakalc,we Area Nsumbu National Park None None None The rest of Tanganyika Commercial Throughout the area Fishing Area except for lunar period M. KATAMBO, Minister of Fisheries and Livestock