The Outer Hebrides (Landing of Crabs and Lobsters) Order 2015

Prohibition on landing crippled female lobsters caught in specified waters

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7.—(1) The landing in Scotland of any crippled female lobster, caught in the waters specified in paragraph 2 of Schedule 2, is prohibited.

(2) In this article, “crippled female lobster” means a female lobster missing—

(a)part of, or all of, its crusher claw; or

(b)part of, or all of, its cutter claw.

(3) Landing from foreign fishing boats is excepted from the prohibition imposed by paragraph (1).