Fisheries Act, 1980

Amendment of section 67 of Principal Act.

67.Section 67 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution of the following for subsection (9):

“(9) Every ordinary licence issued in respect of an engine for fishing (other than rod and line) shall contain on the face thereof—

(a) in the case of an engine to be used in a several fishery, the name of the person (in this section referred to as ‘the owner’) who is for the time being entitled so to use such engine for his own benefit, or

(b) in every other case, the name and address of the person paying the licence duty on such engine,

together with, if such person, or in case the licence relates to an engine so to be used, the owner, makes a request in writing in that behalf to the regional board concerned, the name of not more than one other person specified in the request, and every ordinary licence which is so issued shall operate to authorise the use of the engine to which it relates by any person named in the licence.”.