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Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (Act No. 18 of 1998)

Chapter 1 : Introductory Provisions

3. Application of Act

 

(1) Unless the context indicates otherwise, this Act shall apply—
(a) to all persons, whether or not South African persons, and to all fishing vessels and aircraft, including foreign fishing vessels and aircraft, on, in or in the airspace above South African waters;
(b) to fishing activities carried out by means of local fishing vessels or South African aircraft in, on, or in the airspace above waters outside South African waters, including waters under the particular jurisdiction of another state; and
(c) to the Prince Edward Islands referred to in section 1 of the Prince Edward Islands Act, 1948 (Act No. 43 of 1948), and any reference in this Act to the Republic shall include a reference to those Islands.

 

(2) This Act, including any applicable regulation, shall have extraterritorial application.

 

(3) This Act shall not apply in respect of fish found in water which does not at any time form part of the sea.