New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
Reprint as at 15 November 2000
| Public Act | 1991 No 18 |
| Date of assent | 14 April 1991 |
| Commencement | see section 1(2) |
Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.
A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.
This Act is administered by the Ministry of Fisheries.
1 Short Title and commencement
3 Definition of driftnet fishing
Prohibitions on driftnet fishing and related activities
4 Prohibition on driftnet fishing in New Zealand fisheries waters
5 Prohibition on driftnet fishing in Convention Area
6 Prohibition of driftnets on vessels
7 Prohibition on transportation and transhipment
10 Prohibition on visits by driftnet fishing vessels
11 Prohibition on supplying and provisioning driftnet fishing vessels
12 Power to deny entry to driftnet fishing vessels and supply vessels
Powers of enforcement officers, etc
17 Release of property by Director-General
18 Spoilage or deterioration of fish, etc, seized
19 Disposal of property where ownership cannot be ascertained
20 Release of property by court
21 Final release of seized property
22 Persons assisting enforcement officer
23 Protection of enforcement officers and assistants from liability
24 Enforcement officer to produce evidence of authority to act
An Act to prohibit driftnet fishing activities and to implement the Convention for the Prohibition of Fishing with Long Driftnets in the South Pacific
