2008/273

Anand Satyanand, Governor-General
At Wellington this 25th day of August 2008
Present:
His Excellency the Governor-General in Council
Pursuant to section 297 of the Fisheries Act 1996, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council, makes the following regulations.
These regulations are the Fisheries (Infringement Offences) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2008.
These regulations come into force on 1 October 2008.
These regulations amend the Fisheries (Infringement Offences) Regulations 2001.
(1) Schedule 1 is amended by inserting the items set out in Part 1 of the Schedule of these regulations after the item relating to regulation 2C under the heading “Fisheries (Challenger Area Amateur Fishing) Regulations 1986 (SR 1986/224)”
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(2) Schedule 1 is amended by inserting the item set out in Part 2 of the Schedule of these regulations after the item relating to regulation 4A under the heading “Fisheries (Challenger Area Amateur Fishing) Regulations 1986 (SR 1986/224)”
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(3) Schedule 1 is amended by adding the item set out in Part 3 of the Schedule of these regulations under the heading “Fisheries (Challenger Area Amateur Fishing) Regulations 1986 (SR 1986/224)”
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(4) Schedule 1 is amended by inserting the item set out in Part 4 of the Schedule of these regulations after the item relating to regulation 6E under the heading “Fisheries (South-East Area Amateur Fishing) Regulations 1986 (SR 1986/225)”
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Schedule |
| r 2D | Taking from or possessing in the Challenger (East) Area undersized blue cod | 250 |
| r 2E | Landing blue cod otherwise than in a whole or gutted state | 500 |
| r 4AC | Using a set net in the waters described in r 4AC(2), other than a flatfish set net during the period commencing on 1 April in each year and ending on 30 September in that year | 500 |
| r 4F(2) | Taking or possessing up to 3 blue cod taken from within the enclosed waters of the Marlborough Sounds on any day during the period commencing on 1 October 2008 and ending on 1 October 2012 | 500 |
| r 6EA | Using a set net in the waters described in r 6EA(2), other than a flatfish set net during the period commencing on 1 April in each year and ending on 30 September in that year | 500 |
Rebecca Kitteridge,
Clerk of the Executive Council.
This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.
These regulations, which come into force on 1 October 2008, amend the Fisheries (Infringement Offences) Regulations 2001.
The regulations amend Schedule 1 of the principal regulations by providing infringement offences and penalties for requirements under—
the Fisheries (Challenger Area Amateur Fishing) Regulations 1986 in relation to blue cod; and
the Fisheries (Challenger Area Amateur Fishing) Regulations 1986 and the Fisheries (South-East Area Amateur Fishing) Regulations 1986 in relation to the use of a set net in certain waters, other than a flat fish set net during a specified period.
Date of notification in Gazette: 28 August 2008.
These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Fisheries.