Fisheries Act · 2024 Revised Edition · Part · General
60. Service of documents
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Where any document is to be served under this Act on any person, that document may be served —
in any case, by delivering a copy thereof personally to the person to be served;
if the document is to be served on the master of a vessel, on a person employed on that vessel or on a licensee, by leaving the document for him on board the vessel with the person who is or appears to be in command or in charge of the vessel;
by affixing a copy of the document to any conspicuous part of his usual or last known place of residence or the vessel; or
by registered letter addressed to his usual or last known place of residence or if that person is a body corporate to its registered office.
A document which is to be served on the master of a vessel registered in Brunei Darussalam or licensed under this Act may, if the master cannot be found, be served on the owner of the vessel or on the agent of the owner residing in Brunei Darussalam.
master
“master”, in relation to a vessel, includes every person (except a pilot as defined in section 2(1) of the Merchant Shipping Order, 2002 having command or charge of the vessel or lawfully acting as the master thereof;
Terms defined in s 2
master
Defined · s 2“master”, in relation to a vessel, includes every person (except a pilot as defined in section 2(1) of the Merchant Shipping Order, 2002 having command or charge of the vessel or lawfully acting as the master thereof;
owner
Defined · s 2“owner”, in relation to a vessel, means the person who owns the vessel and includes any charterer, sub-charterer, lessee or sub-lessee of the vessel;
vessel
Defined · s 2“vessel” means any boat, ship or other water-going craft and includes a hovercraft.