Section 18

Except as provided in this section, a foreign fishing vessel shall not enter or remain in Brunei Darussalam waters.

A foreign fishing vessel may exercise the right of innocent passage in Brunei Darussalam waters in accordance with this section and international law.

The master of a foreign fishing vessel which is entering

Brunei Darussalam waters for the purpose of exercising the right of innocent passage shall notify by radio any authorised officer or any commanding officer of any Government naval vessel of the name, the flag State, location, route and destination of the vessel, the types and amount of fish it is carrying and the circumstances under which it is entering Brunei Darussalam waters.

Every foreign fishing vessel entering Brunei Darussalam waters for the purpose of exercising the right of innocent passage shall, without prejudice to any other written law and to any lawful requirement made thereunder, return to a position outside Brunei Darussalam waters as soon as the purpose for which it entered those waters has been fulfilled.

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Nothing in this section shall prejudice the right to use any foreign fishing vessel in accordance with any licence issued in respect of the vessel.

Where a foreign fishing vessel is used in contravention of subsection (1) or (4), the owner, master and every member of the crew are each guilty of an offence.

The master of a foreign fishing vessel who contravenes subsection (3) is guilty of an offence.

Section 17(3) applies, with such variations as may be necessary, to subsection (6).