Fishing Industry Promotion Training and Management Levy Act 1994

 

Fishing Industry Promotion Training and Management Levy Act 1994

Contents

1.Short title1

2.Commencement1

3.Interpretation1

4.Levy may be prescribed1

5.Levy imposed2

6.Levy payable by holder of licence or permit2

Notes

Compilation table3

Uncommenced provisions table3

Defined terms

 

Fishing Industry Promotion Training and Management Levy Act 1994

An Act to impose a levy in respect of certain licences and permits under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994.

1.Short title

This Act may be cited as the Fishing Industry Promotion Training and Management Levy Act 1994.

2.Commencement

This Act comes into operation on such day as is fixed by proclamation.

3.Interpretation

(1)In this Act, principal Act means the Fish Resources Management Act 1994.

(2)Unless the contrary intention appears, expressions defined in the principal Act have the same meanings in this Act as in that Act.

4.Levy may be prescribed

(1)For the purposes of section 240 of the principal Act, the Governor may make regulations prescribing an amount by way of levy that is to be payable in respect of all or any of the following — 

(a)aquaculture licences;

(b)fishing boat licences;

(c)fish processor’s licences;

(d)interim managed fishery permits;

(e)managed fishery licences.

(2)The regulations may, in respect of any of the licences or permits referred to in subsection (1) — 

(a)prescribe an amount by way of levy in all cases, in all cases subject to specified exceptions or in a specified class of case; or

(b)prescribe different amounts by way of levies in respect of different classes of case.

(3)A levy may be prescribed to be an amount calculated by reference to any factor or factors.

(4)Nothing in this section is to be taken as limiting the operation of section 43 of the Interpretation Act 1984.

5.Levy imposed

If an amount by way of levy is prescribed in respect of a licence or permit that levy is imposed in respect of the licence or permit.

6.Levy payable by holder of licence or permit

The holder of a licence or permit is liable to pay the amount of any levy imposed in respect of the licence or permit.

 

Notes

This is a compilation of the Fishing Industry Promotion Training and Management Levy Act 1994 and includes amendments made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation, and for information about any reprints, see the compilation table. For provisions that have not yet come into operation see the uncommenced provisions table.

Compilation table

Short title

Number and year

Assent

Commencement

Fishing Industry Promotion Training and Management Levy Act 1994

55 of 1994

2 Nov 1994

1 Oct 1995 (see s. 2 and Gazette 29 Sep 1995 p. 4649)

Reprint of the Fishing Industry Promotion Training and Management Levy Act 1994 as at 13 Sep 2002

Uncommenced provisions table

To view the text of the uncommenced provisions see Acts as passed on the WA Legislation website.

Short title

Number and year

Assent

Commencement

Aquatic Resources Legislation Amendment Act 2016 Pt. 3

40 of 2016

29 Nov 2016

Operative on commencement of the Aquatic Resources Management Act 2016 s. 267 (see s. 2(c))

Aquatic Resources Management Act 2016 Pt. 19 Div. 7

53 of 2016

29 Nov 2016

To be proclaimed (see s. 2(b))

 

 

Defined terms

 

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined termProvision(s)

principal Act3(1)