Fisheries Act 1985 | |
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Parliament of Malaysia | |
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Citation | Act 317 |
Territorial extent | Malaysia |
Enacted by | Dewan Rakyat |
Passed | 10 April 1985 |
Enacted by | Dewan Negara |
Passed | 19 April 1985 |
Royal assent | 22 May 1985 |
Commenced | 30 May 1985 |
Effective | Except for Part IX in its application to the State of Sabah—1 January 1986, P.U. (B) 627/1985 |
Legislative history | |
First chamber: Dewan Rakyat | |
Bill title | Fisheries Bill 1984 |
Bill citation | D.R. 46/1984 |
Introduced by | Anwar Ibrahim, Minister of Agriculture |
First reading | 3 December 1984 |
Second reading | 8 April 1985 |
Third reading | 10 April 1985 |
Second chamber: Dewan Negara | |
Bill title | Fisheries Bill 1984 |
Bill citation | D.R. 46/1984 |
Introduced by | Goh Cheng Teik, Deputy Minister of Agriculture |
First reading | 15 April 1985 |
Second reading | 19 April 1985 |
Third reading | 19 April 1985 |
Amended by | |
Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1993 [Act A854] Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2012 [Act A1413] | |
Related legislation | |
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Fisheries Act 1963 [Act 210] | |
Keywords | |
Fisheries, fishing vessel, aquaculture, marine park, marine reserve | |
Status: In force |
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