17KRequirement for registration of fishing vessels

17K Requirement for registration of fishing vessels (1) Subject to this Act, a person commits an offence if: (a) the person intentionally uses a vessel, other than a foreign boat, for any purpose in relation to which a licence or permit is required under this Act; and (b) the vessel is not registered and the person is reckless in relation to that circumstance. (2) Subject to this Act, a person commits an offence if: (a) the person intentionally uses a vessel for any purpose in relation to which a licence or permit is required under this Act; and (b) the vessel is not registered and the person is reckless in Fisheries Act 1988 30 (c) the vessel is a foreign boat. (3) Strict liability applies to subsection (2)(c). (4) The Director may, by Gazette notice, direct that subsection (1) or (2) does not apply to a vessel used for the purposes of a licence or permit of a type specified in the notice. (5) A registered vessel is taken not to be registered during any period it, or a tender vessel that is not required under section 19(2) to be registered, is not marked in the manner prescribed by regulation. (6) A registered vessel marked in the manner prescribed by regulation is exempt from any other requirement of a law of the Territory to mark the vessel.