(1)Section 3 of the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967 (c. 84) (regulation of nets and other fishing gear) is amended as follows.
(2)After subsection (2) insert—
“(2A)An order under this section may be made by the appropriate national authority so as to extend to nets or other fishing gear used by any person, otherwise than from a fishing boat, for fishing for or taking sea fish in the sea within the seaward limits of the territorial sea adjacent to England and Wales.
(2B)In subsection (2A) above “the appropriate national authority” means—
(a)in relation to England, the Secretary of State;
(b)in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers.”
(3)After subsection (5) insert—
“(5A)A person who contravenes an order made under this section by virtue of subsection (2A) above shall be guilty of an offence under this section.”
Commencement Information
I1S. 195 partly in force; s. 195 in force for specified purposes at Royal Assent see s. 324(1)(c)