The Marine Licensing (Exempted Activities) (Scottish Offshore Region) Order 2011

Fishing – deposits

11.—(1) This article applies—

(a) to the deposit of fishing gear during the course of a fishing operation;

(b) to the deposit by way of return to the sea—

(i) of any fish during the course of a fishing operation; or

(ii) of any other object during the course of a fishing operation,

provided that the fish or other object has not been landed before being so returned;

(c) to the deposit by way of return to the sea of any fish during the course of fish processing at sea.

(2) This article does not apply—

(a) to a deposit of fishing gear made for the purpose of disposal;

(b) except in the case of a deposit falling within paragraph (1)(b)(ii), to a deposit to the extent that it falls within item 10.