Fisheries Act · 2024 Revised Edition · Part · Enforcement
48. Limitation of liability
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
No action shall be brought against any enforcement officer in respect of any act or thing done or omitted to be done by him or by any of
enforcement officer
“enforcement officer” means any person referred to in section 4(2);
Fisheries them in good faith and in the exercise, performance or purported exercise or performance, of any powers or duties under this Act.
No action shall lie against any enforcement officer for any damage caused to any vessel (including its equipment, furniture, stores, cargo and fishing appliances), vehicle, aircraft, article or thing seized under this Act, unless there is evidence of negligence or malice.
vessel
“vessel” means any boat, ship or other water-going craft and includes a hovercraft.
No person shall be entitled to any compensation for any expense incurred or damage occasioned by anything done or omitted to be done as mentioned in subsection (1), unless such damage was occasioned by negligence or malice and without reasonable cause.
Terms defined in s 2
enforcement officer
Defined · s 2“enforcement officer” means any person referred to in section 4(2);
fishing
Defined · s 2“fishing” means — (a) the catching, taking or killing of fish by any method; (b) the attempted catching, taking or killing of fish; (c) engaging in any activity which can reasonably be expected to result in the catching, taking or killing of fish; or (d) any operation in support of or in preparation for, any activity described in paragraph (a), (b) or (c), but does not include sportsfishing;
vessel
Defined · s 2“vessel” means any boat, ship or other water-going craft and includes a hovercraft.
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