UK Offence Report

The Sea Fish (Specified Sea Area) (Regulation of Nets and Prohibition of Fishing Methods) Order 1989

UK Statutory Instrument 1989 No. 1284 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
25 July 1989
In force from
1 January 1990
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Health and safety, environment, waste and fisheries
Made under
Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

This Order prohibits fishing for sea fish in a specified area by British fishing boats using gill and other specified nets of a stipulated mesh size and the carriage by those boats of such nets in that area (article 2). Provision is made for the determination of mesh size (article 2). There is an exemption in respect of nets which are stowed during carriage so that they cannot readily be used (article 3) and for the carriage and use of drift nets, beach seines and ring nets in a particular area of the sea off the South Coast of England (article 3). British sea-fishery officers are given enforcement powers in relation to boats to which this Order applies. Offences are prescribed by sections 3(5) and 5(1) of the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967 and penalties by section 11 of that Act.

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