Fishing Gear (Control and Licensing) Rules, 1972. Country/Territory Singapore Document type Regulation Date 1972 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Gazette, Subsidiary Legislation Supplement( No. 35), p. 46-48. Subject Fisheries Keyword Marine fisheries Fishing gear/fishing method Fishing authorization Fishery management and conservation Authorization/permit Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Small Island Developing States, South-Eastern Asia Abstract No person shall erect, maintain, use, remove or have in his possession any kind of fishing gear except under and in accordance with the terms of a fishing gear licence issued under these Rules (sect. 3). The Director of Fisheries may issue directives relating to fishing gear (sect. 12). The Rules consist of 13 articles and one Schedule. Full text English