Section 22: Import of fish and fish products
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22. Import of fish and fish products
(1) (a) Every person who imports into Mauritius any fish or fish product
shall, at the time of importation, pay to the Director-General such fee as may
he prescribed.
(b) In this subsection—
“Director-General” has the same meaning as in the Mauritius Revenue
Authority Act;
“import” means to bring or cause to be brought into the airport or any
harbour of Mauritius.
(2) (a) No person shall import into Mauritius any marine turtle egg or
marine mammal, whether dead or alive or stuffed, except with the written
approval of the Permanent Secretary.
(b) An approval under paragraph (a) shall be subject to such terms
and conditions as the Permanent Secretary may think fit to impose.
(3) Where a fishery control officer is satisfied that any fish or fish product which has been imported is unsuitable for human consumption, he may,
after the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry responsible for the subject of
health would have obtained an order under section 5 (2) (b) (ii) of the Food
Act, cause the fish or the fish product to be forfeited and destroyed.
(4) The importer of any fish or fish product destroyed under subsection (3) shall not be entitled to any compensation.
[S. 22 amended by s. 13 (a) of Act 38 of 2011 w.e.f. 1 March 2012.]
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