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Lobsters and Crawfish (Prohibition of Fishing and Landing) (Scotland) Order 1999 (S.S.I. No. 88 of 1999).

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This Order prohibits fishing for, and landing of, lobsters and crawfish bearing a V notch or mutilated in such a manner as to obscure a V notch (arts. 3 and 4).By virtue of sections 5(1) and 6(5) respectively of the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967 (c.84) it is an offence to fish for or land such lobsters or crawfish in contravention of this Order. Section 5(6) of that Act provides that any fish caught in contravention of the Order shall be returned to the sea forthwith. Section 5(7) provides th
Title
Lobsters and Crawfish (Prohibition of Fishing and Landing) (Scotland) Order 1999 (S.S.I. No. 88 of 1999).
Country
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Type of document
Regulation
Date of text
1999
Data source
FAO, FAOLEX
Glossary term(s)
fishing method
compliance
ECOLEX region
Europe
European Union Countries
Northern Europe
ECOLEX URL
ECOLEX URL
ECOLEX
Attached files
HTML icon http://extwprlegs1.fao.org/docs/html/uk20483.htm
Link to full text
http://www.opsi.gov.uk
Implements
Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967 (Chapter 84).