Fisheries Act 1996 Amendment Act (No. 2) 1999. Country/Territory New Zealand Document type Legislation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to amend the Fisheries Act 1996. Subject Fisheries Keyword Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Foreign fishing Registration International agreement-implementation International agreement-text Migratory species Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Fishing authorization Geographical area Oceania Entry into force notes The bulk of provisions of this Act come into force on a date to be appointed by the Governor-General by Order in Council; and one or more Orders in Council may be made appointing different dates for different provisions and for different purposes. Abstract An Act to provide for fishing on the high seas and to make extensive amendments to the 1996 Act. The provisions here amended provide, inter alia, for: the definition of "fish stock agreements" (sect. 2); allocation of quotas (sects. 52 and 53); fishing licences and fishing to be authorized by fishing permit (sects. 83 and 89); the High Seas Permit Register (sect. 98); registration of fishing vessels and fish carriers (sects. 103 and 105); all fishing within foreign fishing jurisdiction to be aut Full text English References - Legislation Amends Fisheries Act 1996 (No. 88 of 1996). Legislation | New Zealand | 1996 (2017) Keyword: Framework law, Basic legislation, Tax/levy, Foreign fishing, Traditional rights/customary rights, Aquaculture, Total allowable catch, Dispute settlement, Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Enforcement/compliance, Allocation/quota, Offences/penalties, Institution, Inspection, Mariculture, Cartilaginous fishes, Fishing authorization, High seas Source: FAO, FAOLEX Other references Implements treaty Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks Treaty | Multilateral | New York | Aug 4, 1995 Keyword: Bycatch, Biodiversity, Artisanal fishing, Policy/planning Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-001237)