Fishery Limits Act 1976

Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967 (c. 84)

2 (1) For section 11(1) of the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967 (penalties for offences under that Act) substitute the following subsection—

“(1) Any person guilty of an offence under this Act shall be liable—

(a) in the case of an offence under section 4(3) or 5(1), on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £50,000 or on conviction on indictment to a fine ;

(b) in the case of an offence under sections 1(1) or (3), 2, 3, 4(6), 5(6) or 6, on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £1,000 or on conviction on indictment to a fine ;

(c) in the case of an offence under section 4(7) or 7(3) on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £1,000”.

(2) After paragraph (b) of section 11(2) of that Act, insert the following paragraph—

“(bb) in the case of an offence under section 4(3) or (6), order that the owner or the charterer (if any) of the fishing boat used to commit the offence, or, as the case may be, of the boat named in the licence of which a condition is broken, be disqualified for a specified period from holding a licence under that section in respect of that boat;”.