Fisheries (Fishing Harbour) (Amendment) Rules 1999

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 10 Dec 1999

No. S 549

Fisheries Act

(Chapter 111)

Fisheries (Fishing Harbour) (Amendment) Rules 1999

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 7 of the Fisheries Act, the Minister for National Development hereby makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules may be cited as the Fisheries (Fishing Harbour) (Amendment) Rules 1999 and shall come into operation on 10th December 1999.

Amendment of rule 14

2. Rule 14 of the Fisheries (Fishing Harbour) Rules (R 4) is amended —

(a)

by deleting the word “or” at the end of paragraph (1)(g);

(b)

by deleting the full-stop at the end of sub-paragraph (h) of paragraph (1) and substituting the word “; or”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following sub-paragraph:

“(i)	enter any fishing harbour for the purpose of loading, unloading, keeping, collecting, selling or purchasing or offering to sell or purchase fish except under and in accordance with the conditions of a permit issued under paragraph (4).”; and

(c)

by inserting, immediately after paragraph (3), the following paragraphs:

“(4) An application for the permit required under paragraph (1)(i) shall —

(a)	be made to the Director in such form as the Director may require; and
(b)	be accompanied by the appropriate fee as specified in the Second Schedule.

(5) Upon receipt of an application under paragraph (4), the Director may issue the permit applied for to the applicant, subject to such conditions as he thinks fit, including conditions which —

(a)	limit the number of persons who may be brought into a fishing harbour by the person to whom the permit is issued to assist him in carrying out any work in respect of which the permit has been issued; and
(b)	require that any such person who is brought into a fishing harbour by the person to whom the permit has been issued should, at all times when he is in the fishing harbour, wear a badge to be issued by the Director.

(6) Where a person to whom a permit has been issued under paragraph (5) contravenes or fails to comply with any condition thereof, the Director may, if he thinks fit, revoke the permit.”.

Amendment of Second Schedule

3. The Second Schedule to the Fisheries (Fishing Harbour) Rules is amended by deleting the full-stop at the end of item (c) of Part III and by inserting, immediately thereafter the following item:

“

(d) Fee for a permit required under rule 14 (1) (i) for entry into a fishing harbour and for the renewal of such a permit

$9 per annum.

”.

[G.N. Nos. S 373/92; S235/93; S 377/96; S 155/97; S 349/97; S 399/97; S 151/98; S 297/98]

Made this 6th day of December 1999.

LAM CHUAN LEONG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of National Development,
Singapore.

[ND 202/1-72 Vol. 6; AG/LEG/SL/111/96/1 Vol. 1]

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