4.1. A person convicted of an offence under the Fisheries Act (Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, chapter F-14) or the regulations or of an offence or an indictable offence committed in the course of fishing activities or involving fraud or dishonesty may not sit on the board of directors, unless the person has obtained a pardon. The disqualification subsists for two years after the conviction or until the end of the sentence if it is longer than two years.