Appointment of officers

(1) The Fisheries Administrator, and all Senior Fisheries Officers, Fisheries Officers, Assistant Fisheries Officers, Officers of the Conservation Compliance Unit, Officers of the Marine Reserves shall be Fisheries Officers for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act or any regulations made under this Act. 18 Fisheries Resources (2) The Minister, acting on the recommendation of the Fisheries Administrator, may designate any public officer a Fisheries Officer either by name or by office, for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act. (3) The Minister, acting on the recommendation of the Fisheries Administrator, by Order published in the Gazette, may appoint any member of a management committee of a local fishing cooperative, a duly elected member of a city, town or village council or any employee of a locally registered non- governmental organization with which the Minister has entered into a co-management agreement under this Act, to be a Fisheries Officer for the purposes of this Act. (4) An appointment made under sub-section (3) shall be valid for the period of time as stated in the Order. (5) A person appointed as a Fisheries Officer shall be issued an identification card by the Fisheries Administrator. (6) Every customs officer, member of the National Coast Guard Service and police officer is deemed to be a Fisheries Officer for the purposes of this Act. (7) All Fisheries Officers and observers, other than police officers and customs officers and members of the National Coast Guard Service, shall be in possession of their identification card issued under sub-section (5) as evidence of their authority when acting in pursuance of this Act.