Fish Industry (Amendment) Act, 1979

Short title. (L.S.) ACT No. XXXI of ..197.9 I assent. ANTON BUTrIGll'.<.; President 16th November, 1979 AN ACT further to amend the Fish Industry Act, 1953. BETI ENACTED by the President, by and with the advice and cons'cnt of the House of Representatives, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: 1. This Act may be cited as the Fish Industry (Amendment) Act, 1979. and shall be read and construed as one with the Fish Industry Act, I 953, hereinafter referred to as ''the princip.il Act". Amcndme!1t of 2. In subsection (l) of section 3 of the principal Act, for the words ;hc-ction 3. of1 "a fine (nmlta) of fifty pounds" there shall be substituted the words t e pnncipa Act. , f" ( [ · f I d d · · f f 'a .me 11;u ta) o one t 10usan poun s or. 1mpr1sonmcnt or a term o Amendment of section 4 of the principal Act. three months o.- both such fine and imprisonment". 3. For subsection (3) of section 4 of the principal Act there shall be substituted the following: "!3) In the event of any contravention of this section, besides the punishment imposed by this Act. the Court shall. on conviction. order the forfeiture of the boat concerned ana me nsnmg imple ments and of any fish that may be on board such boat at the time of the offence.". Substitution of 4. For section 13 of the principal Act there shall be substituted section 13 of the following new section: the rrincipal Act. "Penal!ics. 13. Any person guilty of an shall. on conviction offence under this Act (a) in the case of an offence against section 4 of this Act, be liable (i) to a fine (multa) of £4000, in respect of a first offence, and (ii) to imprisonment for a term of three months or to a fine (multa) of £4000 or to both such fine and imprisonment, in respect of a second or subsequent offence: (b) in the case of any other offence, be liable to a fine (mu/ta) of not less than £50 but not exceeding £1000, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both such fine and imprisonment." Passed by the House of Representatives at Sitting No. 326 of the 14th November. 1979. C. MIFSUD Clerk to the House of Representatives C. AGIUS Speaker