New Zealand Legislation: Regulations
Regulations are laws made under Acts
Reprint as at 1 October 2011
(SR 2001/253)
Silvia Cartwright, Governor-General
At Wellington this 17th day of September 2001
Present:
Her Excellency the Governor-General in Council
Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.
A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.
These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Fisheries.
Pursuant to section 297 of the Fisheries Act 1996, Her Excellency the Governor-General, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council, makes the following regulations.
4 Certain other regulations prevail over these regulations
Part 1
New Zealand fishing vessels and foreign-owned New Zealand fishing vessels
6 Changes of information must be notified
7 Certificate of registration, certificate of notification, and fishing permits must be produced
8 Alteration and replacement of certificate of registration, certificate of notification, or fishing permit
10 Marking of vessels with registration number
11 Marking of vessels with international call sign
12 Colour of letters and figures
13 Letters and figures must be maintained
14 Display of false or misleading letters or figures
15 Alternative position for marking vessels
Part 2
Conditions applying to foreign-owned New Zealand fishing vessels and registered fish carriers
Conditions of general application to certificates of registration
18 Carriage and transfer of fishing equipment
Additional conditions applying to particular types of fishing vessels: Tuna longline fishing
25 Tagging of billfish caught by tuna longliners
26 Application for approval for southern bluefin tuna longlining [Revoked]
27 Conditions applying to skipjack tuna purse seiners
28 Returns required in relation to skipjack tuna purse seining
29 Conditions applying to squid jiggers
Part 3
Restrictions on commercial fishing for certain species
30 Restrictions on taking marlin
31 Minimum finfish length, weight, and net mesh size
33 Restrictions on opening shellfish
34 Restrictions on taking oysters
35 Restrictions on taking and possessing scallops
36 Taking and possessing toheroa prohibited
38 Method of measurement of spiny rock lobster tail
39 Instruments used for measuring spiny rock lobster
40 Method of measurement of packhorse rock lobster
41 Taking, possessing, processing, and sale of certain rock lobsters prohibited
42 Rock lobsters must be landed and processed alive
43 Taking or possession of salmon prohibited
44 Taking and possession of black coral prohibited
45 Taking and possession of marine turtles prohibited
46 Uninjured turtles must be immediately returned to waters from which taken
48 Circulars relating to marine turtles
49 Turtle catches must be reported [Revoked]
50 Maximum legal weight for eels taken from New Zealand fisheries waters
51 Fishing for eels prohibited except by certain methods [Revoked]
52 Use of fyke nets to take eels in South Island fisheries waters
52A Sale of live brown bullhead catfish prohibited
Part 4
Conditions relating to fishing equipment
54 Longlines, static fishing gear, and set nets
57 Gear not associated with vessel must be marked
58 Seabird scaring devices required for tuna longlining
Avoidance or mitigation of fishing-related seabird mortality
58A Circulars may authorise or require seabird mitigation measures
58B Responsibility for compliance
58C Responsibilities of vessel operator or master in relation to seabird scaring devices [Revoked]
General provisions relating to nets
59 Measurement of net mesh size
60 Restrictions on nets in channels
63 Use of specified nets prohibited
64 Use of net-sonde monitor cables prohibited
Drag nets and beach seine nets
67 Length of drag net or beach seine net
68 Method of hauling drag net or beach seine net
69 Danish seine net restrictions
70 Danish seining prohibited near South Island coast
72 Trawling by vessels over 46 m long prohibited in territorial sea
73 Trawling prohibited in closed seamount areas
74 Other methods of fishing prohibited [Revoked]
75 Tubes must be incorporated in fyke nets
Underwater breathing apparatus
76 Restrictions relating to underwater breathing apparatus
76A Underwater breathing apparatus allowed when harvesting deepwater clam
77 Underwater breathing apparatus allowed in certain circumstances
78 Shellfish dredge design and size
79 Apertures required in rock lobster pots
79A Requirements for pots used for taking blue cod or octopus
81 Declaration of authorised stocks [Revoked]
Part 6
Fees, offences, and penalties
83 Chief executive may waive or remit certain fees
Schedule 1
Diagrams relating to method of measurement of spiny rock lobster
Schedule 3
Measurement of net mesh size
Schedule 4
Provisions relating to marking of New Zealand fishing vessels and foreign-owned New Zealand fishing vessels
[Revoked]
