Malaysia legislation
Section 8
Section 8
Section 6 of the principal Act is amended—
(a)
in the national language text, in the marginal note, by substituting for the word “Persediaan” the word
“Penyediaan”;
(b)
by substituting for subsection (1) the following subsection:
“(1) The Director General shall prepare and make continuous revision of the fisheries plans based on the best scientific information available and designed to ensure sustainable utilization of fishery resources, consistent with responsible conservation and management principles and with the avoidance of overfishing, and in accordance with the overall national policies, development plans and programmes.”;
(c)
by inserting after subsection (2) the following subsections:
“(2a) The Director General may develop any fisheries development and management plans in accordance with the fisheries plans.
(2b)
The preparation of fisheries plans and fisheries development and management plans may involve consultation with stakeholders as the Director General may think fit.”; and
(d)
in subsection (3)—
(i)
in the national language text, by substituting for the word “kemajuan” the word “pembangunan”;
and
(ii)
by inserting after the words “fisheries plans”
the words “and the fisheries development and management plans”.
New section 6a