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Inland Fisheries (Savings and Transitional) Act 1995.

Country/Territory
Australia
Territorial subdivision
Tasmania
Document type
Legislation
Date
1995 (1996)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to provide for matters of a savings and transitional nature arising as a consequence of the repeal of the Fisheries Act 1959.
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Inland fisheries Fishing gear/fishing method Institution Enforcement/compliance Fishing authorization Fishery management and conservation Authorization/permit
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

This Act, consisting of 19 sections divided into three Parts, establishes that the recreation fishing licences, issued under the Inland Fisheries Regulations 1973 shall be valid under the present Act and shall be subject to the same conditions as it was under the those Regulations. Any of the following licences in force under the Regulations immediately before the commencement day is, on that day, a commercial licence under the this Act: (a) a feeding eel licence; (b) a migrating eel licence; (c) an assistant eel fisherman's licence; (d) a juvenile eel licence. These licences shall be subject to the same conditions as it was under those Regulations. A fish farm licence in force under the Fisheries Act 1959 immediately before the commencement day is, on that day, a fish farm licence under the this Act. A wholly private fishery registered under Regulations immediately before the commencement day is, on that day, a registered private fishery under the present Act. The Commissioner of Inland Fisheries shall be continued as the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries.

Full text
English
Website
www.thelaw.tas.gov.au