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Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (Act No. 18 of 1998)

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Regulations in terms of the Marine Living Resources Act, 1998

Part 1 : Provisions Relating to the Leaving of Objects and Dispensing of Material in the Sea

87. Waste

 

(1) With the exception of biodegradable house-hold waste, all waste generated on a fishing vessel, including waste generated in the course of fish processing and unused bait, shall be taken back to port and no such waste shall be disposed of at sea.

 

(2) Subregulation (1) shall, in respect of any fishing vessel which is not, on the date of commencement of these Regulations, equipped with the facilities necessary for taking fish waste back to port, come into effect upon expiry of a period of one year after the promulgation of these Regulations.