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Restriction on foreign sea-fishing boats entering exclusive fishery limits of State.
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5.—Chapter II of Part XIII of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution of the following section for section 221:
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“221. (1) It shall not be lawful for any foreign sea-fishing boat to enter within the exclusive fishery limits of the State except for—
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(a) a purpose recognised by international law, or
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(b) a purpose recognised by any convention, treaty or arrangement for the time being in force between the State and the country to which such boat belongs, or
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(c) any other lawful purpose.
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(2) If a foreign sea-fishing boat enters within the exclusive fishery limits of the State in contravention of subsection (1), the master of the boat shall be guilty of an offence.”.
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