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Fisheries Act 1996

Access to fishery - Fishing vessel registration

106: Further provisions relating to registration of vessels

You could also call this:

"Rules about registering foreign fishing vessels in New Zealand"

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You do not have to follow some rules about registering vessels if you have a foreign fishing vessel. This applies if your vessel is licensed under Part 5 to fish in New Zealand's exclusive economic zone. You can find more information about this in section 103 and section 105. Registering a vessel does not change who owns it or any interests in it. This is stated in section 103 and section 105, and in the Fishing Vessel Register. It does not give or take away any rights to a vessel.

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Part 6Access to fishery
Fishing vessel registration

106Further provisions relating to registration of vessels

  1. Nothing in section 103 or section 105 applies to any foreign fishing vessel licensed under Part 5 to engage in fishing within the exclusive economic zone.

  2. Nothing in section 103 or section 105, or in any entry in the Fishing Vessel Register, confers, takes away, or in any way affects the title to, or any interest in, any vessel.