PART VI

ENFORCEMENT

Powers of British sea-fishery officers to seize fish and fishing gear
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1
Any British sea fishery officer may seize–
a
in Scotland or in the Scottish zone; or
b
on a Scottish fishing boat wherever it may be,
any fishery product (including any receptacle which contains such product) and any net or other fishing gear to which this article applies.
2
This article applies to–
a
any fishery product (including any receptacle which contains such product), in respect of which the officer has reasonable grounds to suspect that a relevant offence has been committed; and
b
any net or other fishing gear which the officer has reasonable grounds to suspect has been used in the commission of such offence.
3
For the purposes of paragraph 8.8 of Annex III the Scottish Ministers are the competent authorities.