Fisheries (Infringement Offences) Amendment Regulations 2013

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Fisheries (Infringement Offences) Amendment Regulations 2013

Jerry Mateparae, Governor-General

Order in Council

At Wellington this 26th day of August 2013

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.

Regulations

1 Title

  • These regulations are the Fisheries (Infringement Offences) Amendment Regulations 2013.

2 Commencement

  • These regulations come into force on 1 October 2013.

3 Principal regulations
4 Schedule 1 amended

  • (1) In Schedule 1, below the heading “Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Amateur Fishing) Regulations 1986 (SR 1986/222)”, insert in their appropriate numerical order the items set out in Part 1 of the Schedule of these regulations.

    (2) In Schedule 1, below the heading “Fisheries (Southland and Sub-Antarctic Areas Amateur Fishing) Regulations 1991 (SR 1991/57)”, insert in its appropriate numerical order the item set out in Part 2 of the Schedule of these regulations.

Schedule
Amendments to Schedule 1

r 4

Part 1
Items relating to Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Amateur Fishing) Regulations 1986

r 3AC(3)Taking or possessing more than the daily limit for green-lipped mussels, but not more than 2 times the daily limit250
r 3AC(3)Taking or possessing more than 2 times the daily limit for green-lipped mussels, but not more than 3 times the daily limit500

Part 2
Item relating to Fisheries (Southland and Sub-Antarctic Areas Amateur Fishing) Regulations 1991

r 5DUsing or setting a rock lobster pot or rock lobster holding pot in Pendulo Reach, Doubtful Sound, contrary to the regulations250

Rebecca Kitteridge,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Explanatory note

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 2013, amend the part of Schedule 1 of the Fisheries (Infringement Offences) Regulations 2001 that relates to the Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Amateur Fishing) Regulations 1986 (the Auckland and Kermadec amateur fishing regulations) and the Fisheries (Southland and Sub-Antarctic Areas Amateur Fishing) Regulations 1991 (the Southland and Sub-Antarctic amateur fishing regulations).

The amendments insert references to offences under the Auckland and Kermadec amateur fishing regulations, created by amendments made by the Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Amateur Fishing) Amendment Regulations 2013, and under the Southland and Sub-Antarctic amateur fishing regulations, created by amendments made by the Fisheries (Southland and Sub-Antarctic Areas Amateur Fishing) Amendment Regulations 2013.

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2012.

Date of notification in Gazette: 29 August 2013.

These regulations are administered by the Ministry for Primary Industries.