### Marine Fish (Marketing and Exportation) Regulations 《海魚(統營和輸出)規例》

2. Landing of marine fish
(1) Subject to subregulation (3) and regulation 2A, marine fish may, without a permit, be landed from a vessel only at a market. (L.N. 72 of 1988; 33 of 2003 s. 5; L.N. 150 of 2014)
(2) (Repealed L.N. 72 of 1988)(3) Marine fish that—
(a) has been caught for sport or pleasure;
(b) has not been sold and is not intended for sale or export; or
(c) has been sold retail on the vessel from which such fish was caught,
may be landed, without a permit, anywhere in Hong Kong. (L.N. 72 of 1988)

2A. Landing of marine fish as transhipment cargo
Marine fish that is transhipment cargo may be landed in Hong Kong without a permit if—
(a) the fish is accompanied by a through bill of lading or a through air waybill to indicate that it is transhipment cargo; and
(b) the document referred to in paragraph (a) is produced for inspection when any person referred to in regulation 1B so requests.
(33 of 2003 s. 5)

3. Transportation of marine fish
(1) Save with a permit in writing from the Director, no marine fish shall be transported on land in any one means of transport in quantities in excess of 60 kilograms, whether or not such fish is owned by the same person. (L.N. 60 of 1981; L.N. 72 of 1988)
(2) Except with a permit in writing from the Director, no marine fish shall be transported in the waters of Hong Kong in any one vessel in quantities in excess of 60 kg, whether or not the fish is owned by the same person. (L.N. 72 of 1988; L.N. 93 of 1992)

3A. Transportation of marine fish as transhipment cargo
Regulation 3 does not apply in relation to any marine fish transported on land or in the waters of Hong Kong that is transhipment cargo if—
(a) the fish is accompanied during transportation by a through bill of lading or a through air waybill to indicate that it is transhipment cargo; and
(b) the document referred to in paragraph (a) is produced for inspection when any person referred to in regulation 1B so requests.
(33 of 2003 s. 5)

### Marine Fish (Marketing and Exportation) Regulations 《海魚(統營和輸出)規例》

4A. Commencement and discontinuance of regulations 4B to 4G
(1) Whenever he considers that—
(a) the exportation from Hong Kong of any species of marine fish may adversely affect either the supply or the price of such fish for the local market; or
(b) any such exportation would, for any reason, be contrary to the public interest,
the Chief Executive in Council may by order published in the Gazette declare that, in respect of the fish specified in the order, regulations 4B, 4C, 4D, 4E, 4F and 4G shall come into operation.
(2) When an order is made under subregulation (1), regulations 4B, 4C, 4D, 4E, 4F and 4G shall continue in operation in respect of the specified fish until discontinued by order of the Chief Executive in Council published in the Gazette.
(3) (Repealed 33 of 2003 s. 5)(4) An order under subregulation (2) shall not prejudice the power of the Chief Executive in Council to make a further order under subregulation (1).
(5) Section 23 of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1) shall have the same effect in relation to any regulation the operation of which is discontinued by virtue of an order made under subregulation (2) as if that regulation had been repealed. (33 of 2003 s. 5)
(L.N. 115 of 1976; 65 of 1999 s. 3; L.N. 150 of 2014)

4B. Permits required for the export of specified fish
(1) Subject to subregulation (2) and regulation 4BA, specified fish shall not be exported except under and in accordance with an export permit. (33 of 2003 s. 5; L.N. 150 of 2014)
(2) An export permit shall not be required for the export of any specified fish which—
(a) has been processed otherwise than by freezing or chilling; or
(b) is intended for consumption on the vessel, aircraft or vehicle in or on which it is exported.
(L.N. 115 of 1976)

### Marine Fish (Marketing and Exportation) Regulations 《海魚(統營和輸出)規例》

4BA. Application to article in transit or transhipment cargo
Regulation 4B(1) does not apply in relation to any specified fish exported as an article in transit or transhipment cargo if—
(a) the fish is accompanied by a through bill of lading or a through air waybill to indicate that it is an article in transit or transhipment cargo, as the case may be; and
(b) the document referred to in paragraph (a) is produced for inspection when any person referred to in regulation 1B so requests.
(33 of 2003 s. 5)

4BB. Production of document for inspection
Without prejudice to regulation 4E, the holder of any document specified under these regulations shall produce it to any person referred to in regulation 1B for inspection when the person so requests.
(33 of 2003 s. 5)

4C. Application for export permit
(1) An application for an export permit shall be made to the Director in writing in a form specified by him.
(2) An applicant shall give the following information—
(a) the name of the applicant, his business name (if any), his address, and his registration number as a registered buyer under the Marine Fish (Marketing) By-laws (Cap. 291 sub. leg. B);
(b) the name of the consignee, his business name (if any), and his address;
(c) particulars of the fish to be exported, including—
(i) the species and quantity by weight;
(ii) the number of packages or containers into which the fish is or will be packed;
(iii) the net weight of fish in each such package or container; and
(iv) the free-on-board price to be paid by the consignee;
(d) the name of the place at which the fish is or will be prepared for export;
(e) the means by which the fish is to be transported, including the voyage or flight number (if any);
(f) the name and business address of any agent employed in connexion with the export of the fish;
(g) particulars, including the number, of any wholesale market bill or permit issued in connexion with the purchase of the fish by the applicant;
(h) if the fish has been imported into Hong Kong, the country or place from which it was exported. (65 of 1999 s. 3)
(L.N. 115 of 1976)