Ministerial Ordinance on the Permission, Regulation, etc. of Designated Fisheries (No. 5). Country/Territory Japan Document type Regulation Date 1963 (2009) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Inland fisheries Marine fisheries Non-governmental entity Fishing gear/fishing method Fishery management and conservation Enforcement/compliance Non-commercial fishing Offences/penalties Fishing authorization Fishing vessel Authorization/permit Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract The present Ordinance provides for the permission, regulation of designated fisheries. Article 4 establishes that with regard to the Designated Fisheries of paragraph (1) of article 52 of the Act, each applicant for the permission of the same paragraph shall submit a written application pursuant to Appended Form 1 for each Designated Fishery and for each ship (each mother ship and each independent boat, etc. in the case of a Mother Ship Type Fishery; hereinafter the same shall apply) to the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries together with the documents listed in this section. The text consists of 109 articles divided into 5 chapters as follows: General provisions (I); Permission of a Designated Fishery and Approval of Starting a Business (III); Miscellaneous Provisions (IV); Penal provisions (V). Full text English Website www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp References - Legislation Implements Fisheries Act, 1949 (Act No. 267 of 1949). Legislation | Japan | 1949 (2019) Keyword: Framework law, Inland fisheries, Marine fisheries, Non-governmental entity, Fishing gear/fishing method, Fishery management and conservation, Aquaculture, Institution, Foreign fishing, Enforcement/compliance, Non-commercial fishing, Offences/penalties, Fishing authorization, Cooperative/producer organization, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX