(1) The Minister may issue to a person or body a permit that authorises the
sale of fish, by auction, for a charitable purpose.
(2) Any such permit may
also authorise a person, or any class of persons specified in the permit, to
take and possess fish, in connection with the sale of the fish by auction, by
any method or by any specified method, from any waters or any specified waters
or in any other specified way, despite any provision of or made under this Act
to the contrary.
(3) A person who takesfish, or is in possession of fish, in
connection with a sale authorised by a permit issued under this Part, and in
accordance with the authority granted by the permit, is not considered to be
taking that fish, or in possession of that fish, for sale.
(4) It is a
defence to a prosecution for an offence against this Act or the regulations if
the person charged satisfies the court that the act or omission constituting
the offence was authorised by a permit issued under this section.
(5) A
permit under this section--
(a) is subject to such conditions as are
prescribed by the regulations or specified in the permit, and
(b) remains in
force for the period specified in the permit, and
(c) may be cancelled or
suspended by the Minister at any time by notice given to the permit holder.
(6) The Minister may from time to time, by notice given to the permit holder,
vary the conditions of a permit under this section.
(7) The regulations may
make provision for or with respect to permits under this section. In
particular, the regulations may prescribe the fee payable for the issue of a
permit.
