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
New item relating to Fisheries (Challenger Area Amateur Fishing) Regulations 1986 inserted into Schedule 1

Regulations

1 Title

These regulations are the Fisheries (Infringement Offences) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2010.

2 Commencement

These regulations come into force on 16 December 2010.

3 Principal regulations amended

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

4 Schedule 1 amended

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

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Provision		Description of offence		Fee ($)
r 3C		Taking or possessing a sand flounder that is less than 25 cm in length in the Challenger Fishery Management Area		250

Michael Webster,
for 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 16 December 2010, amend Schedule 1 of the Fisheries (Infringement Offences) Regulations 2001.

The amendment prescribes a new infringement offence for the purpose of regulation 3C of the Fisheries (Challenger Area Amateur Fishing) Regulations 1986, which relates to the taking or possessing of sand flounder less than 25 cm in length in the Challenger Fishery Management Area.

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

Date of notification in Gazette: 18 November 2010.

These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Fisheries.

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