| (2) |
The Minister shall determine the portions of the total allowable catch, the total applied effort, or a combination thereof, to be allocated in any year to small-scale, recreational, local commercial and foreign fishing, respectively. |
[Subsection (2) substituted by section (3) of Act No. 5 of 2014]
| (3) |
In the execution of his or her powers in terms of this section, the Minister may determine that the total allowable catch, or the total applied effort, or a combination thereof, shall apply— |
| (a) |
in a particular area, or in respect of particular species or a group of species of fish; and |
| (b) |
in respect of the use of particular gear, fishing methods or types of fishing vessels. |
| (5) |
The provisions of this section shall not be construed to mean that the Minister is prohibited from determining that— |
| (a) |
the total allowable catch; |
| (b) |
a portion of the total allowable catch contemplated in subsection (2); or |
| (c) |
an allocation in terms of subsection (4), |
shall be nil.
Statistics Act, 1999
