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BGD-1983-M-87970
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Title_of_text
Marine Fisheries Rules, 1983.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Bangladesh
Subjects (Classification)
Fishers
Adopted on (Date of text)
1983
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
These rules are made under the Marine Fisheries Ordinance (No. XXXV of 1983). They regulate the issuance and conditions of fishing licences for national and foreign fishing vessels, determining licence conditions, allowed fishing gear, mesh size, etc. Licences, unless determined otherwise in an individual licence, shall expire on 31 December of the year of issuance. Allowed fishing areas are determined according to type of fishing gear used, for example, for fishing with set bag nets, up to 40 meters depth in marine waters at high tide. Model application forms for licences as well as an obligatory catch record form are annexed to the text.
Basic Text region
Basic text(s)
1983-07-07 (BGD-1983-R-87969)
Marine Fisheries Ordinance 1983 (Ordinance No. XXXV).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
FAOLEX (Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations)
URL
http://faolex.fao.org/
File
BGD87970.pdf (PDF)