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Driftnet Prohibition Amendment Act 2000 (No. 60 of 2000).

Country/Territory
New Zealand
Document type
Legislation
Date
2000
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Offences/penalties
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Oceania, South Pacific
Entry into force notes
This Act shall enter into force on 15 November 2000.
Abstract

This Act amends the principal Act in relation with proceedings for offences. In any proceedings for an offence against this Act, the following certificates or documents shall be admissible in evidence and shall, in the absence of proof to the contrary, be sufficient evidence of the matters stated a certificate purporting to be signed by a Chief Surveyor appointed under the Survey Act 1986, or by the Royal New Zealand Naval Hydrographer, and stating the status of any area; or (ii) Map, plan, or other such document purporting to be certified as true by a Chief Surveyor or by the Royal New Zealand Naval Hydrographer. For “Royal New Zealand Naval Hydrographer” shall be substituted: "chief executive of Land Information New Zealand".

Full text
English

References - Legislation

Amends

Driftnet Prohibition Act (No. 18 of 1991).

Legislation | New Zealand | 1991 (2012)

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishing gear/fishing method, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Fishery management and conservation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX