Notices to be sent by Minister when person becomes liable to disqualification or authority is to be cancelled

Current

(1)

If a person is liable to be disqualified under section 105, the Minister must give the person notice of the disqualification.

(2)

If a fishery authority is liable to cancellation under section 105, the Minister must give the holder of the authority notice of the cancellation.

(3)

A notice of disqualification must inform the person to whom it is given—

(a)

that the person is disqualified—

(i)

from holding or obtaining an authority; and

(ii)

from being a director of a body corporate that holds an authority;

and

(iii)

from being registered as the master of a boat used pursuant to an authority, for a period of 10 years; and

(b)

that any transferable authority held by the person—

(i)

must, within 180 days after the date specified in the notice, be transferred to an eligible transferee; and

(ii)

is suspended until any such transfer has taken effect;

and

(iii)

if not transferred as required by the notice, will be compulsorily acquired by the Minister in accordance with the regulations; and

(c)

that any authority held by the person that is not transferable is cancelled.

(4)

Notice under this section must be in writing and may be given personally or sent by post.

Regulations

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