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Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations, 2017

These Regulations may be cited as the Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations, 2017, and must be read together with the Fisheries Regulations, 2012. This section replaces Table B in the First Schedule w…

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“These Regulations may be cited as the Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations, 2017, and must be read together with the Fisheries Regulations, 2012.”

These Regulations may be cited as the Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations, 2017, and must be read together with the Fisheries Regulations, 2012. This section replaces Table B in the First Schedule with a new table of fishing areas and fishing periods.

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§ 1The Regulations may be cited as the Fisheries (Amendment)Amendment

These Regulations may be cited as the Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations, 2017, and must be read together with the Fisheries Regulations, 2012.

1. The Regulations may be cited as the Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations, 2017, and shall be read as one with the Fisheries Regulations, 2012 in these Regulations referred to as the principal regulations.
§ 2The First Schedule to the principal Regulations is amendedSubstitution

This section replaces Table B in the First Schedule with a new table of fishing areas and fishing periods.

2. The First Schedule to the principal Regulations is amended by the deletion of Table B and the substitution therefor of the new Table B set out in the Appendix. Title SI No. 24 of 2012 Amendment of First Schedule Copies of this Statutory Instrument can be obtained from the Government Printer, P.O. Box 30136, 10101 Lusaka. Price K8.00 each. 824 Statutory Instruments 1st December, 2017 APPENDIX (Paragraph 2) FIRST SCHEDULE (Regulations 3, 4 and 5) B. FISHING PERIOD Commercial Fishing Area Extent of Area Fishing Period Mweru Luapula Throughout the year, except 1st December to the last day of February to direction That portion of water of Mweru bound by a straight line drawn from the Northern up of Nkole point in a Northerly the Southernmost tip of Kilwa Island; thence in a south easterly direction to the bank of the ChotaChannel; thence following the shores of lake Mweru to the right bend of Luapula River thence up this river for a distance of approximately 5 kilometres; thence to the nearest boundary between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia opposite;thence in a northerly direction along this the boundary of Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo to the point of starting. Bangweulu Throughout the commercial fishing area Lower Kafue Throughout the Kafue Commercial fishing area Lower Zambezi Kariba-Inshore Fishery Throughout the commercial fishing area. That part of the Zambezi River within Zambia starting from the dam wall of Lake Kariba to the Zambian border with Mozambique and Zimbabwe at the Zambia Luangwa confluence and the verges of Zambezi River within Zambia, other waters lying within thirty (30) kilometres of the Zambezi river and its tributaries Namazambwe River estuary, Mweemba river estuary, Chimini inlet, Maaze River estuary, Zongwe River estuary, Sikalamba River estuary, Nang’ombe River estuary, Jongola River estuary, Chezya river, Lufua River Estuary, Nang’andwe River estuary and Nanhunwe River Throughout the year, except 1st December to the last day of February Throughout the year, except 1st December to the last day of February Throughout the year, except 1st December to the last day of February Throughout the year 1st December, 2017 Statutory Instruments 825 Commercial Fishing Area Extent of Area Fishing Period Kariba-Pelagic Fishery (Kapenta) Throughout the commercial fishing area Throughout the year, except for ten (10) days during the Lunar period, that is full moon Lower Luangwa River None None Mweru-Wa-Ntipa Mweru-Wa-Ntipa National Park. The whole of Mweru-Wa-Ntipa Lukanga Swamps Throughout the commercial fishing area Lusiwasi Throughout the commercial fishing area Upper Zambezi Commercial Fishing area Throughout the commercial fishing area Super Upper Zambezi Commercial fishing Area Throughout the commercial fishing area Chambeshi Commercial Fishing Area Throughout the commercial fishing area Middle Zambezi Commercial Fishing Area Throughout the commercial fishing area Lower Zambezi Commercial Fishing Area Throughout the commercial fishing area Upper Kafue Commercial Fishing Area Throughout the commercial fishing area Throughout the year, except 1st December to the last day of February Throughout the year, except 1st December to the last day of February Throughout the year, except 1st December to the last day of February Throughout the year, except 1st December to the last day of February Throughout the year, except 1st December to the last day of February Throughout the year, except 1st December to the last day of February Throughout the year, except 1st December to the last day of February Throughout the year, except 1st December to the last day of February Throughout the year, except 1st December to the last day of February 826 Statutory Instruments 1st December, 2017 Commercial Fishing Area Extent of Area Fishing Period Super Upper Kafue Commercial Fishing Area Throughout the commercial fishing area Lunga Commercial Fishing Area Throughout the commercial fishing area Tanganyika Commercial Fishing Area Chitili Area Kasakalawe Area Nsumbu National Park Throughout the year, except 1st December to the last day of February Throughout the year, except 1st December to the last day of February None None None The rest of Tanganyika Commercial Fishing Area Throughout the area except lunar for period LUSAKA 29th November, 2017 [MFL.64/9/1] M. KATAMBO, Minister of Fisheries and Livestock

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