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Clause 9

of Fisheries (Amendment) Bill

Clause 9

Amendment of section 23

Section 23 of the Fisheries Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “fish nets” in the sixth line of paragraph (a) and substituting the words “fish, processed fish, fishing nets”;

(b)

by deleting the word “and” at the end of paragraph (c);

(c)

by deleting the full-stop at the end of paragraph (d) and substituting the word “; and”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraph:“(e)enter and search any place or premises in which he reasonably suspects that there is to be found any fish or fishing materials contrary to the provisions of this Act or any rules made thereunder and may seize, remove or detain at the risk of the owner any engine, fish, processed fish, fishing nets, instruments, fishing materials or other appliances found in such place or premises.”; and

(d)

by renumbering that section as subsection (1) of that section, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following subsection:“(2) For the purpose of exercising his power under this Act or any rules made thereunder, any fishery officer or police officer may, with such assistance as he thinks necessary, break open any door, window, lock, fastener, compartment, box, container or other thing.”.

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