107Who may hold commercial fishing licence

107 Who may hold commercial fishing licence

107 Who may hold commercial fishing licence

For the purposes of section 103 (2) (c) of the Act, the following individuals are authorised to hold a commercial fishing licence—

(a) an individual who is the owner of a fishing business the components of which include an endorsement that authorises the taking of fish for sale in a restricted fishery or who is duly nominated to take fish on behalf of the owner of such a fishing business,

(b) an individual who the owner of a fishing business proposes to nominate (under section 69 of the Act in respect of a share management fishery or under Division 4 of Part 9 of this Regulation in respect of a restricted fishery) to take fish on behalf of the owner and who does not already hold a commercial fishing licence,

(c) an individual who applies for a permit, or who is authorised under an order, under section 37 of the Act in relation to a commercial fishing activity and who does not already hold a commercial fishing licence.

(d) (Repealed)

Note.

Section 103 (2) (a) of the Act provides that a shareholder in a share management fishery, or an individual who is duly nominated by a shareholder, is authorised to hold a commercial fishing licence.

cl 107: Am 2022 (688), Sch 3[2] [3].