The Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Quota and Third Country Fishing Measures) (Scotland) Order 2007

Transport of fresh fish before weighing

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6.—(1) Fish referred to in article 5(1) which are fresh may be weighed in accordance with article 5 after being transported from the port of landing to a place of weighing which is within Scotland and not more than 100 km from the port of landing provided one of the conditions in paragraph (2) is met.

(2) The conditions are–

(a)the vehicle in which the fish are transported is accompanied by a British sea fishery officer from the port of landing to the place where the fish are weighed; or

(b)the fish are being transported in accordance with an approval issued under article 7.