Fisheries Act 1966 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Offences
16. Confiscation of vessel, etc.
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A Magistrate may order the removal and destruction of any offending fishing stakes or part thereof, and any costs incurred in effecting their removal and destruction shall be borne by the owner of the fishing stakes.
fishing stakes
“fishing stakes” means any device used for the capture of fish which is made up of poles or other supports permanently fixed into the ground and enclosed by ramie, rattan, wire or other screening material, so designed as to lead fish into the enclosures, or any device using a net or other screening material that is anchored permanently or impermanently;