Pursuant to section 297(1) 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.

1 Title

2 Commencement

3 Principal regulations amended

4 Schedule 1 amended

Schedule 1
New items relating to Fisheries (Amateur Fishing) Regulations 1986 inserted in Schedule 1

Schedule 2
New items relating to Fisheries (South-East Area Amateur Fishing) Regulations 1986 inserted in Schedule 1

Regulations

1 Title

These regulations are the Fisheries (Infringement Offences) Amendment Regulations 2010.

2 Commencement

These regulations come into force on 1 October 2010.

3 Principal regulations amended

These regulations amend the Fisheries (Infringement Offences) Regulations 2001.

4 Schedule 1 amended

(1) The item relating to the Fisheries (Amateur Fishing) Regulations 1986 in Schedule 1 is amended by inserting the items set out in Schedule 1 of these regulations in their appropriate numerical order.

(2) The item relating to the Fisheries (South-East Area Amateur Fishing) Regulations 1986 in Schedule 1 is amended by inserting the items set out in Schedule 2 of these regulations in their appropriate numerical order.

r 4(1)

Provision	Description of offence	Fee ($)
r 26A	Operating as amateur-fishing charter vessel operator without registering with chief executive	250
r 26B	Failing to comply with reporting obligations of amateur-fishing charter vessel operator	250

r 4(2)

Provision	Description of offence	Fee ($)
r 3AB(2)	Taking or possessing more than the maximum daily number of finfish in the East Otago taiapure, but not more than 2 times the maximum daily number	250
r 3AB(2)	Taking or possessing more than 2 times the maximum daily number of finfish in the East Otago taiapure, but not more than 3 times the daily limit	500
r 6DB(2)	Taking or possessing more than the maximum daily number of paua in the East Otago taiapure, but not more than 2 times the maximum daily number	250
r 6DB(2)	Taking or possessing more than 2 times the maximum daily number of paua in the East Otago taiapure, but not more than 3 times the daily limit	500
r 6DC(2)	Taking or possessing more than the maximum daily number of kina in the East Otago taiapure, but not more than 2 times the maximum daily number	250
r 6DC(2)	Taking or possessing more than 2 times the maximum daily number of kina in the East Otago taiapure, but not more than 3 times the daily limit	500
r 6DD(2)	Taking or possessing more than the maximum daily number of shellfish in the East Otago taiapure, but not more than 2 times the maximum daily number	250
r 6DD(2)	Taking or possessing more than 2 times the maximum daily number of shellfish in the East Otago taiapure, but not more than 3 times the daily limit	500
r 6DE(1)	Taking or possessing paua in the Huriawa Peninsula area	250

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 2010, amend Schedule 1 of the Fisheries (Infringement Offences) Regulations 2001.

The amendments prescribe new infringement offences for the purposes of—

new regulations 26A and 26B of the Fisheries (Amateur Fishing) Regulations 1986, which relate to the registration of amateur-fishing charter vessel operators and the reporting requirements of those operators:
new regulations 3AB, 6DB, 6DC, 6DD, and 6DE of the Fisheries (South-East Area Amateur Fishing) Regulations 1986, which relate to the maximum daily limit for finfish, paua, kina, and shellfish, and to a prohibition of taking or possessing paua in a certain area.

Issued under the authority of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989.

Date of notification in Gazette: 2 September 2010.

These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Fisheries.

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