PART 3

Exempt activities and conditions

Fishing – deposits
11
1
This article applies—
a
to the deposit of fishing gear during the course of a fishing operation;
b
to the deposit by way of return to the sea—
i
of any fish during the course of a fishing operation; or
ii
of any other object during the course of a fishing operation,
provided that the fish or other object has not been landed before being so returned;
c
to the deposit by way of return to the sea of any fish during the course of fish processing at sea.
2
This article does not apply—
a
to a deposit of fishing gear made for the purpose of disposal;
b
except in the case of a deposit falling within paragraph (1)(b)(ii), to a deposit to the extent that it falls within item 10.