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To all persons having abandoned or derelict fishing vessels, vehicles and fishing gear at the Point Wharf Fisheries Complex, you are kindly asked to remove them on or before the 28th of October 2026, since the Fisheries Division is on a major drive to clean-up the facility with the assistance of the National Solid Waste Management Authority, the Central Board of Health and the Development Control Authority.
Persons are reminded of the numerous letters written and notices posted as far back as 2020, indicating our intent to remove abandoned or derelict fishing vessels, vehicles and fishing gear at owner’s expense.
To the owners of these vessels, vehicles, and fishing gear, the Litter Control and Prevention Act, No. 3 of 2019, defines “waste” to include (but not limited to) “any abandoned or derelict vehicle, boat, fish-pot”.
Note under Section 13 of the Act “any derelict vehicle left in any public place in such circumstances as to cause, contribute to, or tend to the defacement of the environment by reason of the presence of such derelict vehicle, the local authority may give notice to the owner or last known owner of the derelict vehicle requiring him to remove the derelict vehicle from the public place within twenty-four hours of such notice.”
Additionally, under Section 34 or Section 47 the Physical Planning Act No. 6 of 2003, the Town and Country Planner can issue an Enforcement Notice or draft an Amenity Order for submission to the Authority for the removal or disposal of these abandoned or derelict fishing vessels, vehicles, and fishing gear.
Should you have any questions regarding the clean-up activity, please feel free to call 462-1372 or 462-6106 or visit the Fisheries Division at the Point Wharf Fisheries Complex. Let us keep our surroundings clean and protect our health and the environment.
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