Section 34: Foreign fishing boat or foreign fishing vessel licence

34. Foreign fishing boat or foreign fishing vessel licence (1) No person shall use a foreign fishing boat or foreign fishing vessel for fishing or any related activity within the maritime zones, unless he is the holder of a foreign fishing boat or foreign fishing vessel licence. (2) (a) An application for a licence under this section shall be made to the Minister in such form as may be approved by the Permanent Secretary. (b) The form shall include the particulars referred to in section 6 (2) as the Permanent Secretary deems appropriate. (3) (a) The Minister may, on such terms and conditions as he thinks fit and subject to the approval of the Prime Minister, issue a licence in a prescribed form, for the use of a foreign fishing boat or foreign fishing vessel for the purpose of fishing or any related activity within the maritime zones. [Issue 2] F15 – 22 Revised Laws of Mauritius (b) A licence under paragraph (a) shall be issued on payment of such fee as may have been provided for in an international agreement referred to in section 35. (c) In the absence of an agreement under section 35, a licence shall be issued on payment of the prescribed fee. (4) The Minister shall refuse to issue a licence under this section where— (a) the foreign fishing boat or foreign fishing vessel in respect of which the licence is sought has a history of non-compliance with international fishery conservation and management measures, except where the ownership of the fishing boat or fishing vessel has subsequently changed and the new owner provides sufficient evidence that the previous owner or master has no legal, beneficial or financial interest in, or control of, the fishing boat or fishing vessel; (b) the foreign fishing boat or the foreign fishing vessel does not comply with the requirements of a regional fisheries management organisation to which Mauritius is a party, or has not complied with the measures adopted by that organisation.