Malaysia legislation

Section 118

of Sabah Inland Fisheries And Aquaculture Enactment 2003

Section 118

The Minister may, after consultation with the Director, by order published in the

Gazette, make regulations specifically or generally for the proper conservation, development, management and regulation of inland fisheries and aquaculture and may, in particular, make regulations for all or any of the following purposes –

(a)

to provide for the licensing, regulation and management of any particular inland and riverine fishery;

(b)

to provide for the licensing of fishing appliances use in riverine waters;

(c)

to regulate or prohibit any method of fishing in riverine waters or the use or possession of certain types of fishing appliances, and to prescribe minimum mesh sizes for fishing nets;

(d)

to regulate or prohibit the erection, maintenance, marking and operation of immobile fishing gears and fishing stakes in riverine waters;

(e)

to prescribe the minimum weights and sizes of fish which may be caught in riverine waters for the purpose of sale, processing, consumption or sport, or to prohibit fishing for any prescribed species of fish;

(f)

to prescribe closed seasons for fishing in any designated area, fishing for certain species of fish or fishing using certain methods of fishing in riverine waters;

(g)

to designate prohibited areas for fishing for all or certain species of fish;

(h)

to promote and regulate aquaculture in riverine waters and, in particular, provide for the leasing and licensing of land, and water bodies such as lakes, swamps, mining pools and other areas for the cultivation of fish;

(i)

to prescribe standards for the specification, construction and operation of aquaculture facilities;

(j)

to provide measures for the prevention and control of fish diseases;

(k)

to provide control and regulation over particular species of fish which may be produced by cultivation;

(l)

to provide the management and development, and the promotion of aquaculture activities in Aquaculture Industry Zone;

(m)

to designate, prescribe, promote, provide or regulate any other matter for the proper conservation, management and regulation of fish habitats;

(n)

to regulate and control the construction of any slide, dam or other obstruction for the purpose of conservation of fish in riverine waters;

(o)

to prescribe any fish or kind of fish as prohibited, protected or controlled species, and for the control of such fish;

(p)

to prohibit or control the importation and exportation of freshwater fish;

(q)

to prohibit or control the sale, cultivation or keeping of live freshwater fish or any particular species of live freshwater fish which is not indigenous to any part of the State of Sabah;

(r)

to prescribe the control, movement and conveyance of live freshwater fish within the State of Sabah;

(s)

to manage, develop, control and regulate fish sanctuaries;

(t)

to designate, prescribe, promote, provide or regulate any other matter for the proper administration, management and regulation of Community Fisheries

Management Zones;

(u)

to promote, regulate and carry out scientific research;

(v)

to prescribe conditions for any permit, licence, certificate, authorisation or other documents required under this Enactment;

(w)

to prescribe the forms and the amount of fees and deposits payable; and

(x)

to prescribe for all matters or things which by this Enactment are required or permitted to be prescribed or which are necessary or expedient to give effect to this Enactment.

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