S.L. 425.1 Art. 49AImrejkba.

(1) The use of the fishing gear known as imrejkba shall be subject to this regulation and the following requirements:

(a) the imrejkba is a fishing gear that may only be used according to a valid licence issued by the Director;

(b) an imrejkba licence may authorise fishing with a maximum of forty (40) hooks in those areas intended for the fishing of pelagic fish and, or up to a maximum of eighty (80) hooks in those areas intended for the fishing of demersal fish;

(c) the imrejkba may only be lowered at sea from the coast by a natural person on land and only for fishing in those areas identified in the licence by the Director;

(d) when the imrejkba is lowered at sea it shall not occupy a space larger than two metres square and this shall be the maximum dimension for which a licence may be issued;

(e) an imrejkba lowered at sea shall not, except in cases of force majeure, be or be left more than two hundred and fifty metres away from the coast;

(f) without prejudice to other laws, the holder of a licence shall at all times be responsible according to law for any damage caused to persons or their things at sea, unless he proves that said damage was caused without his fault; and

(g) the use of the imrejkba shall be subject to the laws and notices on navigation and maritime activities as issued by all the competent authorities.

(2) A licence for the use of the imrejkba may be valid for the whole year or for such periods as the Director may prescribe in the licence.

(3) The imrejkba may only be authorised for recreational fishing and fish caught with it may only be held for consumption by the family members of the licence holder up to the second degree. In the eventuality that it is not the case, the catch or excess thereof shall be immediately released into the sea and any marketing of fish caught by the imrejkba shall be prohibited at all times.

(4) The licence holder for the use of the imrejkba shall at all times be responsible for compliance with this regulation and all applicable laws.

(5) An imrejkba licensed according to this regulation shall at all times:

(a) be of a triangular structure and made from wooden or plastic pipes held together with wooden or plastic bottles which lie on materials that float on the surface of the sea;

(b) have a sail fixed to its centre acting as its only method of propulsion at sea;

(c) have a bright coloured sail;

(d) have a flickering light at all times when lowered at sea; and

(e) the sail shall be marked with the registration number indicated on the licence in a manner which is readable and recognisable.

(6) Every holder of a licence issued accordance with this regulation shall hold a fishing logbook as may be ordered by the Director and he shall record his activities therein for each day, or part thereof, in which he used the imrejkba for fishing in accordance with this regulation.