Prohibitions
6.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a person shall not—
(a)remove a tag that is affixed to a bag;
(b)sell, offer or expose for sale, export or tranship at sea any oyster that is not placed in a bag with a tag affixed to it;
(c)have in his possession any oyster which has been caught and retained, whether by him or another person, other than in accordance with Regulation 4;
(d)forge or alter any tag or cause or permit any tag to be forged or altered;
(e)knowingly give false information to obtain a tag;
(f)transfer or sell a tag.
(2) Regulation 6 (1) (a) shall not apply to any person who is preparing oysters for sale and is required to grade, pack or process such oysters, provided that the tag was removed at the time of grading, packing or processing.