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Fisheries Act 1995

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131M Defect in authority An application for authority or variation of authority, and any authority or variation of authority granted on the basis of such an application, is not invalidated by any defect, other than a defect that affects the application, authority or variation in a material particular. S. 131N inserted by No. 16/2004 s. 49.

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Section 131M - Fisheries Act 1995 - Defect in authority — Zoe