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FISH RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ACT 1994 - SECT 52

FISH RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ACT 1994 - SECT 52

52 .         General penalty for s. 43, 46, 47, 48A, 50 and 51

        (1)         The general penalty for contravention of section 43(3), 46, 47, 48A, 50(3) or 51(2) is —

            (a)         for a first offence against that section —

                  (i)         if the offence relates to category 1 fish, in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $5 000 or, in the case of a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding $10 000; or

                  (ii)         if the offence relates to category 2 fish, in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $3 000 or, in the case of a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding $6 000; or

                  (iii)         if the offence relates to category 3 fish, in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $2 000 or, in the case of a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding $4 000; or

                  (iv)         in any other case, in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $1 000 or, in the case of a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding $2 000;

                and

            (b)         for a second or subsequent offence against that section —

                  (i)         if the offence relates to category 1 fish, in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $10 000 or, in the case of a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding $20 000; or

                  (ii)         if the offence relates to category 2 fish, in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $6 000 or, in the case of a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding $12 000; or

                  (iii)         if the offence relates to category 3 fish, in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $4 000 or, in the case of a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding $8 000; or

                  (iv)         in any other case, in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $2 000 or, in the case of a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding $4 000.

        (2)         For the purposes of subsection (1) —

            (a)         if an offence relates to more than one category of fish, then the relevant subparagraph that applies under subsection (1)(a) or (1)(b) is the subparagraph with the higher penalty;

            (b)         if it is not possible to determine the fish to which an offence relates, then subsection (1)(a)(iv) or (1)(b)(iv) (as the case requires) applies.

        [Section 52 amended: No. 43 of 2011 s. 16.]