Fisheries (South-East Area Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986

Rock lobsters

6 Special provisions relating to taking of rock lobster from Otago Concession Area

  • (1) Notwithstanding regulation 37(1) of the Fisheries (Commercial Fishing) Regulations 2001, but subject to regulation 41 of those regulations, a commercial fisher may take and be in possession of an undersize rock lobster or the tail of an undersize rock lobster provided that—

    • (a) the lobster is taken from the Otago Concession Area during the period commencing with 21 June in any year and ending with 19 November in the same year (both days inclusive); and

    • (b) the length of the tail of the lobster is not less than 127 mm; and

    • (c) the fishing vessel used in taking the lobster is registered at Dunedin and domiciled at a port or place within the Otago Concession Area; and

    • (d) the lobster is, or is to be, landed at that port or place of domicile; and

    • (e) the lobster is, or is to be, delivered untailed and unprocessed to a licensed fish receiver's premises.

    (2) [Revoked]

    (3) In subclause (1), a reference to an undersize rock lobster is a reference to a rock lobster that is undersize according to the provisions of regulation 37 of the Fisheries (Commercial Fishing) Regulations 2001.

    (4) [Revoked]

    Regulation 6: substituted, on 1 June 1988, by regulation 3 of the Fisheries (South-East Area Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 2 (SR 1988/105).

    Regulation 6(1): amended, on 1 October 2001, by regulation 4 of the Fisheries (South-East Area Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/273).

    Regulation 6(1): amended, on 1 October 2001, by regulation 12 of the Fisheries (South-East Area Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/273).

    Regulation 6(1)(a): amended, on 22 April 1993, by regulation 2 of the Fisheries (South-East Area Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 13 (SR 1993/48).

    Regulation 6(1)(e): amended, on 27 June 2003, by regulation 4 of the Fisheries (South-East Area Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations 2003 (SR 2003/142).

    Regulation 6(2): revoked, on 1 October 1992, by regulation 4 of the Fisheries (South-East Area Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 10 (SR 1992/116).

    Regulation 6(3): amended, on 1 October 2001, by regulation 12 of the Fisheries (South-East Area Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2001 (SR 2001/273).

    Regulation 6(4): revoked, on 1 October 1992, by regulation 4 of the Fisheries (South-East Area Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986, Amendment No 10 (SR 1992/116).