Fisheries Act 1996 No 88 (as at 01 October 2008), Public Act

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Fisheries Act 1996

Public Act1996 No 88
Date of assent13 August 1996

Note

Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this eprint.

A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this eprint, together with other explanatory material about this eprint.

This Act is administered in the Ministry of Fisheries.


Contents

Title

Application of this Part

Declaration of quota management system

Quota management areas

Basis for allocation of quota

Provisional catch history

Calculation of provisional catch history if no individual catch entitlement

Allocation of provisional catch history based on individual catch entitlement

Allocation of quota

Special provisions relating to allocation of quota for certain Schedule 4 stocks

[Repealed]

Appeals

Overseas investment in and aggregation of quota

Order of transactions

Generation of annual catch entitlement

Annual catch entitlement required before fishing

Deemed values

Conclusive notification

Fishing permits

Special permits

Administration

Fishing vessel registration

Issue of high seas fishing permits

Compliance with Conditions and Regulations

Suspension and revocation of high seas fishing permits

High seas fishery inspectors

Administrative penalties

Other matters

Statement of procedure

Fisheries dispute commissioners

Administration

Transfers of quota or annual catch entitlement

Mortgages of quota

Caveats

Settlement quota interests

Effect of decrease in or cancellation of quota

Registration procedure

Acquisitions by operation of law

Correction of registers

Guarantee of ownership rights

Protection of purchasers

Compensation

Customary fishing

Harvestable spat

Disposal of fish

When fish deemed to be taken or possessed for purposes of sale

Appointment of fishery officers

Powers of entry, search, and questioning

Power of arrest

Power to give directions

Power to use reasonable force

Power to take copies of documents

Provisions relating to seizure

Provisions relating to seized property

Crown caveats

General powers

Provisions relating to exercise of powers

Examiners

Proceedings, defences, etc

Evidence in proceedings

Penalties

Minor offence procedure

Infringement offences

273 Caveats on quota [Repealed]

National Fisheries Advisory Council

Catch History Review Committee

Administration generally

Termination of orders transferring functions, duties, or powers

Transfer of property, rights, and obligations to chief executive

Powers of minister in relation to approved service delivery organisations

Sanctions for breach of standards and specifications or directions

Fees

Information disclosure requirements

Provisions relating to applications

Provisions relating to notices

Repeals and amendments

Savings and transitional provisions

365 Cost recovery [Repealed]

Introduction of scampi into quota management system

Introduction of green-lipped mussel in quota management area 9 into quota management system

Allocation of quota for pipi in quota management area 1A

Reprint notes


An Act—

  • (a) To reform and restate the law relating to fisheries resources; and

  • (b) To recognise New Zealand's international obligations relating to fishing; and

  • (c) To provide for related matters

BE IT ENACTED by the Parliament of New Zealand as follows: