THE Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has found in favour of tuna and swordfish fishery company, Penglides, which had submitted an appeal to the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries regarding a fishing vessel, a day late.
The matter was also remitted back to the Western Cape High Court.
The issue before the SCA was whether the appeal lodged by Penglides, who had applied for fishing rights for the period 2005 to 2015, that entitled it to catch tuna, challenged the decision of the department, was served a day late, under circumstances where the last day for service was a Saturday and the offices of the department were closed on that day.
According to court documents, on or about January 25, 2017, the department decided on the allocation of fishing…