President ratifies the 1st amendment to the Fisheries Act
Upon ratification, the act was published in the Government Gazette and has come into effect
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has ratified the first amendment to the Fisheries Act of the Maldives
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has ratified the first amendment to the Fisheries Act of the Maldives (Act No. 14/2019).
President Solih ratified the amendment to the Fisheries Act of the Maldives on Wednesday.
The Maldivian Parliament passed the amendment in the 22nd sitting of its second session on Thursday, June 30, 2022.
The amendment rephrases Section 56 of the law to remove the Maldives Transport Authority from the list of agencies mentioned in the section pursuant to the repealing of the Maldives Transport Authority Act (Act No. 3/2016) on December 13, 2021. The section now mandates the relevant ministry to, in consultation with the Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF), Coastguard, the Maldives Police Service (MPS), the Maldives Customs Service, and other relevant agencies, formulate and enforce a monitoring, control, and surveillance system for monitoring and controlling fishery, in accordance with this law.
Upon ratification, the act was published in the Government Gazette and is now in effect.
