Fisheries Regulations, 2007 (L.I. 1832)
Regulation 49:
(1) A master, crew member or agent of a vessel who tampers with, destroys, damages, renders inoperative or otherwise interfere with the Satellite Tracking Device commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of fifty penalty units or to a term of imprisonment of not more than three months or both.
(2) A master of a vessel who violates terms and conditions of Satellite Tracking Devices, including
(a) failure to activate the Satellite-Tracking Devices upon entry into zones,
(b) failure to provide manual reports when directed by the fisheries monitoring centres while in a zone in the event of the breakdown of a Satellite-Tracking Device,
(c) failure to stow fishing gear and leave the zone in the event that manual reports cannot be provided, and
(d) failure to take the vessel to a nominated port for Satellite-Tracking Devices repair when directed by the fisheries monitoring centres, commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine as provided in the Fisheries Act, 2002 (Act 625) or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding three months or to both.
(3) Where a fishing vessel is used in contravention of regulation (1) or (2), the owner, master or charterer, if any, of the vessel individually commits an offence and are liable on summary conviction to a fine as provided in the Fisheries Act, 2002 (Act 625) and in addition, the licence of the vessel may be withdrawn and the master suspended from operating in the maritime waters of Ghana.
Procedure to Follow
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Responsible Institution
- Email: gog@isd.gov.gh
- Website: https://www.mofad.gov.gh/
- GPS:
- Telephone: +233 0 302 228059
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