(1) The Minister may enter into access agreements with other States and with associations representing foreign fishing vessel owners or charterers providing for the allocation of fishing rights to vessels from those States or associations.
(2) The fishing rights allocated under agreements entered into under this section shall not exceed the total resources or amount of fishing allowed to the appropriate category of foreign fishing vessels under the fisheries plan.
(3) Any agreement entered into under this section shall include a provision establishing the responsibility of the foreign state or association to take necessary measures to ensure compliance by its vessels with the terms and conditions of the agreement and with the laws relating to fishing in the fishery waters.
(4) For the purposes of this section and section 8 the term “state” includes any regional organisation to which the power to negotiate access agreements has been delegated by the member countries.