ii) iii) iv) v) vi) Conditions for a foreign fishing vessel licence (Regulation 6) Conditions for a local fishing vessel licence (Regulation 7) Large of the nets (Regulation 10) Mesh size of traps (Regulation 17) Prohibition of the use of spear guns (Regulation 18). First Schedule of the Act establishes "Zones where Fishing by Foreign Vessels is prohibited" Business Tax Act, Laws of Seychelles 1996 Updated by Act 23 of 1994 Section 172.1: "Every company carrying out business in Seychelles, or deriving income in Seychelles shall at all times, unless exempted by the Commissioner, be represented for the purposes of this Act by a public officer being a person residing in Seychelles and duly appointed by the company or by its duly authorized agent or attorney". 172.2 b): "The company shall keep the office of the public officer constantly filled" d): "If the company fails to duly appoint a public officer when and as often as such appointment becomes necessary, it shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine […]" Section 2: "Commissioner means the Commissioner of Taxes appointed pursuant to Section […]" 5 The Maritime Zones Act, 25/03/1999. Laws of Seychelles Section 7: "The sovereign jurisdiction of Seychelles extends and has always extended to the internal waters, territorial sea and archipelagic waters of Seychelles and the sea bed and subsoil underlying, and the air space over, such sea and waters". Section 9: "[…] the exclusive economic zone of Seychelles comprises the areas beyond and adjacent to the territorial sea, having as their seaward limit, a line measured seaward every point of which is at a distance of 200 nautical miles from the nearest point on the baselines". Section 10: "Subject to this Act, Seychelles has, and always had, in relation with the exclusive economic zonea) sovereign rights for the purposes of exploration, exploitation, conservation and management of the natural resources; b) exclusive rights to construct and to authorise and regulate the construction, operation and use of artificial islands, installations and structures […]; d) exclusive jurisdiction over artificial islands, installations and structures […] e) exclusive jurisdiction to regulate, authorise, regulate and control marine scientific research; f) jurisdiction to preserve and protect the marine environment and to prevent and control marine pollution; and g) such other rights and jurisdiction as are recognised by International Law".