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Spear Guns Control Ordinance, 2018 (A3 of 2018).

Country/Territory
Saint Helena (UK)
Document type
Legislation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
AN ORDINANCE to control the possession and use of spear guns in the territorial waters of Ascension Island; and for connected and incidental purposes.
Subject
Fisheries, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Fishing gear/fishing method Offences/penalties Hunting/capture Hunting gear/hunting methods Marine mammals
Geographical area
Africa, Atlantic Ocean Islands, Western Africa
Abstract

This Ordinance empowers the Governor in Council to prohibit or restrict, by Order, the use of spear guns in the whole or part of the territorial waters of Ascension. No person may at any time have in his or her possession or use a spear gun in a prohibited area declared by the Governor by Order on recommendation of the Island Council. An Order may specify a period or periods during which the areas will be prohibited areas. A person who uses a spear gun in contravention of such Order shall be guilty of an offence.

Full text
English
Website
www.sainthelena.gov.sh