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CAP. 353]
Marine Fish Culture
[1983 Ed.
Interference with rafts or impoundments or fish therein.
Prohibition of unauthorized vessels etc. in fish culture zones.
Director may grant permits in certain cases.
12. (1) Subject to subsection (2), any person who wilfully— (a) moves, damages or otherwise interferes with any raft or impoundment that is lawfully within a site; or (b) removes any fish from, or injures or otherwise interferes with any fish within, such a raft or impoundment, commits an offence.
(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply to any act prohibited by that subsection if such act is— (a) authorized by or under this or any other Ordinance; (b) committed by the owner of the raft or impoundment, or of the fish therein or with such owner's consent; or (c) committed in a case of emergency or stress of weather to save life or property or for the safety of any raft or impoundment, or of any fish therein.
13. (1) Subject to subsection (3)(a), any person who causes or permits any vessel to enter or remain in a fish culture zone commits an offence.
(2) Subject to subsection (3)(b), any person who causes or permits any raft or impoundment to enter or remain or to be constructed in a fish culture zone otherwise than under and in accordance with a licence or permit granted to him commits an offence.
(3) (a) Subsection (1) shall not apply to any act prohibited by that subsection if such act is— (i) committed for the purposes of or in connexion with fish culture operations; (ii) authorized in writing by the Director; or (iii) committed in a case of emergency or stress of weather to save life or property or for the safety of the vessel concerned.
(b) Subsection (2) shall not apply where a raft or impoundment is caused or permitted to enter or remain in a fish culture zone in a case of emergency or stress of weather to save life or property or for the safety of the raft or impoundment, or of any fish therein.
PART III
GENERAL
14. (1) The Director may, subject to such conditions as he thinks fit, grant to any person a permit, and renew such permit, to— (a) engage in fish culture within the waters of Hong Kong solely for the purposes of scientific research; or
6
CAP. 353]
Marine Fish Culture
[1983 Ed.
Interference with rafts or impound- ments or fish therein.
Prohibition of unauthorized vessels etc. in fish culture zones.
Director may grant permits in certain cases.
12. (1) Subject to subsection (2), any person who wilfully- (a) moves, damages or otherwise interferes with any raft or
impoundment that is lawfully within a site; or
(b) removes any fish from, or injures or otherwise interferes
with any fish within, such a raft or impoundment,
commits an offence.
(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply to any act prohibited by that subsection if such act is----
(a) authorized by or under this or any other Ordinance; (b) committed by the owner of the raft or impoundment, or of
the fish therein or with such owner's consent; or
(c) committed in a case of emergency or stress of weather to save life or property or for the safety of any raft or impoundment, or of any fish therein.
13. (1) Subject to subsection (3)(a), any person who causes or permits any vessel to enter or remain in a fish culture zone commits an offence.
(2) Subject to subsection (3)(b), any person who causes or permits any raft or impoundment to enter or remain or to be constructed in a fish culture zone otherwise than under and in accordance with a licence or permit granted to him commits an offence.
(3) (a) Subsection (1) shall not apply to any act prohibited
by that subsection if such act is-
(i) committed for the purposes of or in connexion with fish culture operations;
(ii) authorized in writing by the Director; or
(iii) committed in a case of emergency or stress of weather to save life or property or for the safety of the vessel concerned.
(b) Subsection (2) shall not apply where a raft or impound- ment is caused or permitted to enter or remain in a fish culture zone in a case of emergency or stress of weather to save life or property or for the safety of the raft or impoundment, or of any fish therein.
PART III
GENERAL
14. (1) The Director may, subject to such conditions as he thinks fit, grant to any person a permit, and renew such permit, to---
(a) engage in fish culture within the waters of Hong Kong
solely for the purposes of scientific research; or
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