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### 104 Rules > [*\[Section 104 Substituted by No. 7 of 2007, s. 34, Applied:30 Apr 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-04-30/act-2007-007#GS34@EN) > > > (1)  The Minister may make rules for – > > > > > > (a) marine resources protected area management plans; and > > > > > > > (b) habitat protection plans. > > > (2)  Without limiting the generality of [subsection (1)](#GS104@Gs1@EN) , rules may be made in relation to the following matters: > > > > > > (a) the prohibition of all or any fishing; > > > > > > > (b) the restriction of any fishing to any season, class of person, time, area, fishing method, apparatus, species, size, quantity, class of fish or for any purpose; > > > > > > > (c) the possession of any species, size, class or quantity of fish; > > > > > > > (d) the use and possession of any apparatus or other matter, equipment, contrivance or vessel; > > > > > > > (e) the granting of an approval under [section 132](#GS132@EN) ; > > > > > > > (f) reporting, notification, marking, identification, landing or monitoring requirements in respect of any activity likely to have a detrimental effect on the environment; > > > > > > > (g) any other matter the Minister considers necessary or convenient to achieve the objectives of the marine resources protected area management plan or the habitat protection plan. > > > (3)  Rules may – > > > > > > (a) provide that a contravention of any of the rules is an offence; and > > > > > > > (b) in respect of any offence, provide for the imposition of – > > > > > > > > > > (i) a penalty of either or both of the following: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > (A) imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years; > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > (B) a fine not exceeding 5 000 penalty units and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine not exceeding 10 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues; or > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) a penalty specified in the regulations. > > > (4)  Rules may be made so as to apply differently according to any matter, condition, limitation, restriction, exception or circumstance specified in the rules. > > > (5)  Rules may adopt or incorporate the whole or any part of any document, standard, rule, code, specification or method, with or without modification, issued, prescribed or published by any person or body before or after the rules take effect. > > > (6)  Rules may authorise any matter to be from time to time determined, applied or regulated by – > > > > > > (a) the Minister; or > > > > > > > (b) the Secretary or another fisheries officer. > > > (7)  Rules that are made wholly or partly in substitution for other rules may contain provisions of a savings and transitional nature.