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Fisheries (Amendment) Bill

Bill No. 28/1973

Read the first time on 11th July 1973.

An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (Chapter 294 of the Revised Edition).

Be it enacted by the President with the advice and consent of the Parliament of Singapore, as follows: —

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1973.

New section 13A

2. The Fisheries Act is hereby amended by inserting immediately after section 13 thereof the following new section: —

“Use of trawl-nets

13A.—(1) No person shall use, operate or assist in the operation of a trawl-net in the territorial waters of Singapore.

(2) Any person who contravenes the provisions of subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and shall be punished on conviction with imprisonment for a term of not less than three months and not more than three years.

(3) Where it is proved to the satisfaction of a court that any vessel, net, instrument or appliance has been used in the commission of an offence under subsection (1) and that the vessel, net, instrument or appliance has been seized by a fishery officer or police officer, the court shall, on the written application of the Public Prosecutor, make an order for the forfeiture of the vessel, net, instrument or appliance, notwithstanding that no person may have been convicted of the offence.”.

Amendment of section 14

3. Section 14 of the Fisheries Act is hereby amended by inserting immediately after the word “conviction” appearing in the second line of subsection (1) thereof the expression “, if no special penalty is provided,”.

Amendment of section 16

4. Section 16 of the Fisheries Act is hereby amended by inserting immediately after the word “officer” appearing in the first line thereof the words “or police officer”.

Amendment of section 19

5. Section 19 of the Fisheries Act is hereby amended by inserting immediately after the word “Act” appearing in the second line thereof the words “except section 13A thereof”.

Amendment of section 22

6. Section 22 of the Fisheries Act is hereby amended by inserting immediately after the word “officer” appearing in the first line thereof the words “or police officer”.