Inland Fisheries Regulations 2019
35AEel royalties
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35A Eel royalties
[Regulation 35A Inserted by S.R. 2020, No. 51, Applied:05 Aug 2020]
(1) The holder of a commercial freshwater fishing licence must pay to the Director a royalty for eel taken under the authority of that commercial freshwater fishing licence.
(2) The royalty payable by the holder of a commercial freshwater fishing licence under subregulation (1) –
(a) is to be calculated at 0.25 fee units per kilogram of eel taken under the licence; and
(b) is due and payable within 30 days after the day on which an invoice for the royalty is issued in writing by the Director.
(3) The Director may refuse to renew a commercial freshwater fishing licence if the holder of the licence has not paid the royalty payable in respect of that licence under this regulation.