Malaysia legislation

Section 3

of FISHERIES ACT 1963

Section 3

(2)

A licensing officer may attach to a licence such conditions as the Director General or a fishery officer may deem to be appropriate.

(3)

A licensing officer may, with the approval of the Director General, refuse to issue a licence under this section or may revoke any licence already issued.

(4)

Any person aggrieved by the refusal of a licensing officer to issue a licence or by the revocation by such officer of any licence, may appeal-

(a)

to the Menteri Besar or the Chief Minister of a State, as the case may be, where the licence relates to riverine fishing; or

(b)

to the Minister, where the licence relates to matters other than riverine fishing, and the decision of the Menteri Besar or the Chief Minister or of the Minister, as the case may be, shall be final.