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

Regulations

Regulations in terms of the Marine Living Resources Act, 1998

Part 2 : Fishing Harbour Regulations

94. Entrance to fishing harbour

 

(1) No person shall enter a fishing harbour except through the harbour entrance or leave the fishing harbour except through the harbour exit.

 

(2) Any person in or upon property of the State within a fishing harbour, shall obey the orders of a fishery control officer.

 

(3) No person shall within any fishing harbour—
(a) be in a state of intoxication or behave in a violent or offensive manner;
(b) do anything which may cause injury to any person or damage to property;
(c) disfigure any property;
(d) remove any notice board, a notice thereon or disfigure it;
(e) obstruct the free use of any quay, wharf or foreshore or the approaches thereto or do anything which possibly may obstruct it;
(f) swim or bathe, except with the permission of the Director-General; or
(g) dive without the written permission of a fishery control officer.

 

(4) No person shall—
(a) hawk within any fishing harbour unless he is authorised by a permit and upon payment of the fees determined by the Minister under section 25 of the Act;
(b) affix or exhibit or cause to be affixed or exhibited an advertisement, notice or sign or placard within a fishing harbour, except on the authority of a permit and upon payment of the fees determined by the Minister under section 25 of the Act;
(c) in the course of the conduct or operation of any commercial or industrial enterprise use fresh water provided in a fishing harbour unless he or she is authorised by a permit and upon payment of the fees determined by the Minister under section 25 of the Act;
(d) waste or cause to be wasted, any drinking water provided at a water installation in a fishing harbour;
(e) clean any fish in a fishing harbour, unless he or she is authorised by a permit and upon payment of the fees determined by the Minister under section 25 of the Act;
(f) bring any animal into a fishing harbour except with permission of a fishery control officer;
(g) make any fire in a fishing harbour except with the permission of a fishery control officer; or
(h) use any vessel in a fishing. harbour for the transport of passengers, except on the authority of a permit and upon payment of the fees determined by the Minister under section 25 of the Act.