EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These regulations prohibit unlicensed fishing for certain species of crabs and lobster above specified limits, prohibit the use of stock pots, boxes, cages or other containment device by unlicensed fishermen and require marker buoys or similar flotation devices used to mark the site of the fishing gear to be marked.
The regulations 3, 4, 5 and 6 do not apply to vessels fishing outside Northern Ireland inshore waters, to any licensed fishing vessels or to persons granted a permit under Section 14 of the Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1966.
A person who commits an offence under section 124 of the Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1966 shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale (£5,000).