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Fisheries And Marine Resources Act

consolidated text (as at 2015, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.

Later amending instruments held: Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2017 (Act No 10 of 2017), Business Facilitation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2019 (Act No 14 of 2019), Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 (Act No 15 of 2021).

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Sections

  1. 1 Short title
  2. 2 Interpretation
  3. PART II: MANAGEMENT OF FISHERIES AND ADMINISTRATION
  4. 3 Consultative Committees
  5. 4 Marine Protected Areas
  6. 5 Marine Protected Area Fund
  7. 6 Record of fishing boats and fishing vessels
  8. 7 Confidentiality
  9. PART III: FISH FARMING
  10. 8 Fish farming
  11. 8A Fish farming zones and fish farming industry
  12. 8B Authorisation to carry out fish farming in the sea
  13. 8C Concession of area in fish farming zones
  14. 8D Marked-off areas in fish farming zones
  15. 8E Cancellation or suspension of concessions
  16. 8F Removal of concession right
  17. 9 Fishing in fish farms
  18. 10 Disease outbreak
  19. PART IV: CONTROL OF FISHING ACTIVITIES
  20. 11 Registration of fishermen
  21. 12 Prohibited fishing methods and gears
  22. 13 Prohibition of underwater fishing
  23. 14 Closed periods
  24. 15 Fish aggregating device
  25. 16 Protection of fish
  26. 17 Landing, possession and sale of fish
  27. 18 Fishing with the aid of artificial light
  28. 19 Fishing in pass
  29. 20 Fish landing stations
  30. 21 Sale and origin of fish
  31. PART V: IMPORT, EXPORT AND MANUFACTURING
  32. 22 Import of fish and fish products
  33. 23 Import of live fish
  34. 24 Illegal import of fish
  35. 25 Export of fish and fish products
  36. 26 Import, sale and manufacture of gear
  37. 27 Import and construction of fishing boat and fishing vessel
  38. PART VI: LICENSING
  39. 28 Gear licences
  40. 29 Application for and issue of licences
  41. 30 Limitation on number of licences
  42. 31 Gear licence not transferable
  43. 32 Duties of gear licensees
  44. 33 Disposal of licensed gears
  45. 34 Foreign fishing boat or foreign fishing vessel licence
  46. 35 Licence and international agreement
  47. 36 Licence issued to a Mauritian fishing boat or fishing vessel
  48. 37 Conditions of licences
  49. 38 Validity
  50. PART VII: OBLIGATIONS RELATING TO FISHING BOATS AND FISHING VESSELS
  51. 39 Transhipment
  52. 40 Marking
  53. 41 Reporting
  54. 42 Registration of Mauritian fishing boats
  55. 43 Mauritian fishing boats
  56. 44 Application for registration
  57. 45 Cancellation of registration
  58. 46 Transfer and modification of fishing boat
  59. 47 Landing
  60. 48 Mooring
  61. 49 Abandoned fishing boats
  62. 50 Departure of licensed Mauritian fishing boats and licensed Mauritian
  63. 51 Arrival of licensed Mauritian fishing boats or licensed Mauritian fishing
  64. 52 Stowage
  65. 53 Entry into and exit from the maritime zones
  66. 54 Entry into a Mauritian port
  67. PART VIII: ENFORCEMENT
  68. 55 Warrant to enter and search
  69. 56 Liability of owners of gears used in commission of offences
  70. 57 Implementation of international fishery conservation and management
  71. 58 Power of search and seizure
  72. 59 Power to arrest and detain
  73. 60 Seizure of fish
  74. 61 Duties of fishery control officers
  75. 62 Pursuit beyond the maritime zones
  76. 63 Custody of seized items
  77. 64 Custody and disposal of found items
  78. 65 Security for release of seized items
  79. 66 Disposal of fish
  80. 67 Application of Public Officers’ Protection Act
  81. 68 Suspension and cancellation
  82. PART IX: OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
  83. 69 Protection of aquatic ecosystem
  84. 70 Offences and penalties
  85. 71 Forfeiture
  86. 72 Giving false information and tampering with evidence
  87. PART X: MISCELLANEOUS
  88. 73 Jurisdiction
  89. 74 Regulations
  90. 75 Compounding
  91. 76 Rewards
  92. 77 Photographic evidence
  93. 78 Position fixing instrument
  94. SCHEDULE
  95. 1 Ouest Ile Flammand 20°19’15.16’’ 57°48’40.75’’
  96. 2 Sud Pointe de Grande Passe 20°19’28.21’’ 57°47’28.03’’
  97. 3 Sud Diamant Reef 20°19’48.76’’ 57°48’08.15’’
  98. 4 Roche Plat 20°20’12.61’’ 57°47’25.79’’
  99. 5 Roche Zamari 20°20’48.72’’ 57°47’03.22’’
  100. 6
  101. 7
  102. 8
  103. 9 Ouest Îlot Marianne 20°22’35.55’’ 57°44’49.29’’
  104. 10 Baie Fer à Cheval 20°23’15.04’’ 57°45’50.63’’
  105. 11 Sud Banc Fer à Cheval Spit 20°23’22.45’’ 57°45’30.24’’
  106. 12 Sud Ouest Olive Bank 20°23’27.95’’ 57°44’23.64’’
  107. 13 Pont Molino 20°23’17.85’’ 57°43’03.55’’
  108. 14
  109. 15 Le Morne 1 20°25’00.32’’ 57°18’22.65’’
  110. 16 Le Morne 2 20°23’10.22’’ 57°19’14.67’’
  111. 17 Bambous 1 20°15’43.59’’ 57°21’40.71’’
  112. 18 Bambous 2 20°14’36.14’’ 57°22’05.26’’
  113. 19 Trou aux Biches 20°01’43.99’’ 57°31’21.59’’
  114. 20 Anse La Raie 19°57’56.12’’ 57°38’31.18’’
  115. 21 Petit Sable 20°19’.812’’ 57°46’.411’’
  116. 22 Grand Gaube 1 19°59’.457’’ 57°39’.592’’
  117. 23 Grand Gaube 2 19°59’.487’’ 57°40’.012’’
  118. 24 Poudre d'Or 1 20°03’.170’’ 57°41’.492’’
  119. 25 Poudre d'Or 2 20°03’.107’’ 57°41’.498’’
  120. 26
  121. 27
  122. 28 Quatre Soeurs 1 20°18’.273’’ 57°47’.083’’
  123. 29 Quatre Soeurs 2 20°18’.396’’ 57°47’.086’’
  124. 30 Bambous Virieux 1 20°20’.525’’ 57°46’.181’’
  125. 31 Bambous Virieux 2 20°20’.518’’ 57°46’.181’’