Singapore legislation

Regulation 18

Inspection of documents

Subregulation 1

A fishery officer may when he boards any fishing vessel —

(a)

require the licensee, the owner, the master or any of the crew of any vessel to produce any log-book or other documents relating to the crew or any member thereof in their respective possession or control;

(b)

require any master to produce a list of all persons on board his vessel, and take copies of the log-book or documents or of any part thereof;

(c)

muster the crew of any vessel; and

(d)

summon the master of any vessel to appear and give any explanation concerning the vessel or the crew or the log-book or documents produced or required to be produced.

Subregulation 2

Any person who, on being duly required by a fishery officer, fails without reasonable cause to produce to him any such log-book or document as he is required to produce under this rule, and who refuses to allow the log-book or document to be inspected or copied or impedes any master of the crew required under this rule, or refuses or neglects to give any explanation which he is required under this rule to give, or knowingly misleads or deceives a fishery officer, shall be guilty of an offence under these Rules.

Read in full context — Fisheries (Fishing Harbour) Rules →