Section 11
of Fishermen'S Associations Act 1971
Section 11
Any person who is resident within the operative area of an
Area Fishermen’s Association and who has attained the age of 18
years shall be eligible to become a member of an Area Fishermen’s
Association if he belongs to any of the following categories, that is to say:
(a)
any person who is engaged in catching, harvesting or the culture of aquatic organisms for a minimum period of one hundred and twenty days in a year;
(b)
any person who is a fish processor, handler or dealer;
(c)
any person who derives sixty per cent or more of his total income from the fishery industry.
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(2)
Any person who conducts research on or is engaged in the development and improvement of the fishing industry, shall be eligible for associate membership.
(3)
No person shall be a member of more than one Area
Fishermen’s Association.
(4)
No rights of membership shall be exercised by any member until he has made such payments to the Area Fishermen’s
Association in respect of his membership as provided in the constitution or rules of such association.
(5)
A person shall cease to be a member of an Area Fishermen’s
Association in any of the following circumstances, that is to say:
(a)
when he resigns voluntarily in accordance with the constitution or rules of such association;
(b)
when he is deemed to have ceased to be a member by the provisions of the constitution or rules of such association;
or
(c)
on his death.
(6)
When any question arises as to residence of a person for the purpose of determining his eligibility under subsection (1), it shall be decided by the Registrar whose decision shall be final.
(7)
(Deleted by Act A1294).
Register to be prima facie evidence