INLAND FISHERIES ACT

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LAWS OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA 

INLAND FISHERIES ACT

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

1. Licensing of fishing craft.
2. Application for a licence.
3. Insurance and validity of licence.
4. Identification mark on fishing craft.
5. Restriction on use of fishing gear, etc.
6. Prohibition of unorthodox fishing methods.
7. Declaration of catch, etc.
8. Prohibition of export or import of live fish, etc.
9. Closed areas and seasons.
10. Construction of dams, weirs, barriers, etc.
11. Protection of fish or fish products against contamination and infection.
12. Offences by bodies corporate, etc.
13. Enforcement.
14. Return of craft, apparatus, etc., to lawful owner.
15. Regulations.
16. Interpretation.
17. Short title.

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INLAND FISHERIES ACT

An Act to provide for the licensing of fishing craft and the regulation of fishing on the inland waters of Nigeria and for matters connected therewith.

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[Commencement.] [28th December, 1992]                                                              

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