Fishery Limits Act 1976

Section 5.

SCHEDULE 1 Revised Penalties for Offences

Sea Fisheries Regulation Act 1966 (c. 38)

1 (1) In section 11(1) of the Sea Fisheries Regulation Act 1966 (obstruction of fishery officer) for the words " fifty pounds " substitute the words " £1,000 ".

(2) In section 11(2) of that Act (contravention of byelaws restricting fishing, etc.) for the words from " in the case of a first offence" to the end substitute the words " £1,000 ".

(3) After section 11(2) of that Act insert the following subsection—

“(2A) The court by which a person is convicted of an offence under subsection (2) above may order the forfeiture of—

(a) any net or other fishing gear used in committing the offence ;

(b) any fish in respect of which the offence was committed.”.

(4) In section 11(5) of that Act (contravention of other byelaws) for the words from " fifty pounds " to the end substitute the words " £1,000 ".

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;”.

Sea Fisheries Act 1968 (c. 77)

3 (1) In section 5(4) of the Sea Fisheries Act 1968 (contravention of order regulating conduct of sea fishing operations) for the words from " in the case of a first offence" to the end substitute the words " to a fine not exceeding £1,000 ".

(2) In section 10(4) of that Act (penalty for obstruction, etc. of fishery officer) for the words from " in the case of a first offence " to the end substitute the words " to a fine not exceeding £ 1,000 ".

(3) Section 13(1) of that Act (compensation for damage caused by offence) is repealed.

(4) In section 13(3) of that Act omit the words " adjudged or " and the words " magistrates' court or ".

Sea Fish Industry Act 1970 (c. 11)

4 In section 50 of the Sea Fish Industry Act 1970 (offences in connection with white fish and herring subsidies) for the words " £400 " substitute the words " £1,000 ".