Section 46 Prohibition of use of Local Industrial or Semi-industrial Fishing vessel without Licence

(1)  A person shall not use a local industrial or semi-industrial fishing vessel for fishing in the fishery waters except under a licence issued under this Act for the vessel.

Section 47 Qualification as Local Industrial or Semi-industrial Fishing Vessel.

(1)  A local industrial or semi-industrial fishing vessel is a fishing vessel

(a) owned or controlled by a citizen of Ghana, the Government or owned or controlled by a company or partnership registered by law in Ghana which has its principal place of business in Ghana and the share of which is beneficially owned wholly by the Government, a citizen, a public corporation established by law in Ghana or a combination of any of them;

(b) in the case of a tuna fishing vessel, where at least fifty percent of the shares in the vessel is beneficially owned or controlled by persons specified in paragraph (a); and

(c) registered in Ghana.

(2) A bare boat chartered by any of the persons specified in paragraph (a) qualifies as a local industrial or semi-industrial fishing vessel.