Section 11
Cancellation and suspension
(1)
Subject to subsection (4), the Director may cancel or suspend for such period as he thinks fit, any licence if —
(a)
the licensee has been convicted of any offence against this
Act;
(b)
there has been a breach of any of the conditions of the licence; or
(c)
the Director is satisfied that it is necessary to do so for the proper management of any particular fishery in accordance with the fisheries plan applicable to that fishery and any direction issued in the implementation of that plan.
(2)
The Director may cancel a licence if fishing operations to which the licence relates have not commenced within 3 months from the date on which the licence was issued.
(3)
Where a local fishing vessel or a foreign fishing vessel ceases to be such a vessel, any licence issued in respect of the vessel is deemed to have been cancelled when the vessel so ceased to be a local fishing vessel or a foreign fishing vessel.
(4)
Before the Director makes a decision to cancel or suspend a licence under subsection (1)(b) or under subsection (2), the Director shall give the licensee a reasonable opportunity to show cause why the licence should not be cancelled or suspended.
(5)
When a licence has been cancelled or suspended under subsection (1) or (2), the Director shall cause notice of that fact to be served on the licensee.