Pacific Fishery Regulations, 1993

19 (1) The Minister may issue a fisher’s registration card, a vessel registration certificate or a licence referred to in column I of an item of Part I of Schedule II upon application therefor and payment of the fee set out in column II of that item.

(2) Where, pursuant to subsection (1), the Minister issues a fisher’s registration card to a person or a vessel registration certificate in respect of a vessel, that person or vessel is deemed to be registered with the Department.

(3) Where an Indian or the Northern Native Fishing Corporation is issued a Category A licence in respect of a vessel, the Indian or the Corporation shall pay either the appropriate fee set out in subitem 3(1) of Part I of Schedule II or the fee set out in subitem 3(2) thereof.

(4) Where a vessel in respect of which a Category A licence was issued after December 31, 1979 for the fee set out in subitem 3(2) of Part I of Schedule II is sold to a person other than an Indian or the Northern Native Fishing Corporation, the Category A licence is void.