Section 17
Fishing etc. using foreign fishing vessels
(1)
No foreign fishing vessel shall be used or attempt to be used for fishing or for conducting any research or survey in relation to any fishery, in
Brunei Darussalam waters unless —
(a)
it is authorised to do so under any international fishery agreement between the Government and —
(i)
the government of the country; or
(ii)
any international organisation,
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to which such vessel is registered or to which it belongs; and
(b)
it is used for those purposes in accordance with a licence.
(2)
Where a foreign fishing vessel is used in contravention of —
(a)
subsection (1);
(b)
any condition of a licence; or
(c)
any directions, the owner, master and every member of the crew of the vessel are guilty of an offence and on conviction, the owner and master are each liable to a fine not exceeding $100,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or both and every member of the crew is liable to a fine not exceeding $2,500, imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or both.
(3)
The reference in subsection (2) to “member of the crew” does not include an authorised officer who is on a foreign fishing vessel pursuant to any requirement of the licence.