sch.7-sec.12Marking of fishing apparatus

sch.7-sec.12 Marking of fishing apparatus

An item of crab apparatus must— have attached to it a tag on which is written the name of the owner of the apparatus; or be marked with the boat mark for the primary boat identified in the licence. Also, the item of crab apparatus must be attached by a rope to either— a compliant float that is no less than 15cm in any dimension; or a fixed object above the high water mark, including, for example, a jetty or tree. If an item of crab apparatus is attached to a fixed object under subsection (2) (b) , a tag, on which is written the boat mark for the primary boat identified in the licence, must be attached to the part of the rope above the high water mark. If 2 items of crab apparatus are fixed to a line, one end of the line must have attached to it 2 compliant floats that are no less than 15cm in any dimension. If 3 or more items of crab apparatus are fixed to a line— one end of the line must have attached to it a compliant float that is no less than 25cm in any dimension; and the other end of the line must have attached to it a flag that is at least 2m above the water; and a tag must be attached to the line near the float or flag stating the number of items of crab apparatus that are attached to the line. In this section— compliant float , for using crab apparatus, means a float that— is solid, light coloured and clearly visible on the surface of the water; and is marked with the boat mark for the primary boat identified in the licence. sch 7 s 12 amd 2020 SL No. 236 s 32 (4) – (5) (sch.7-sec.12-ssec.1) An item of crab apparatus must— have attached to it a tag on which is written the name of the owner of the apparatus; or be marked with the boat mark for the primary boat identified in the licence. (sch.7-sec.12-ssec.2) Also, the item of crab apparatus must be attached by a rope to either— a compliant float that is no less than 15cm in any dimension; or a fixed object above the high water mark, including, for example, a jetty or tree. (sch.7-sec.12-ssec.3) If an item of crab apparatus is attached to a fixed object under subsection (2) (b) , a tag, on which is written the boat mark for the primary boat identified in the licence, must be attached to the part of the rope above the high water mark. (sch.7-sec.12-ssec.4) If 2 items of crab apparatus are fixed to a line, one end of the line must have attached to it 2 compliant floats that are no less than 15cm in any dimension. (sch.7-sec.12-ssec.5) If 3 or more items of crab apparatus are fixed to a line— one end of the line must have attached to it a compliant float that is no less than 25cm in any dimension; and the other end of the line must have attached to it a flag that is at least 2m above the water; and a tag must be attached to the line near the float or flag stating the number of items of crab apparatus that are attached to the line. (sch.7-sec.12-ssec.6) In this section— compliant float , for using crab apparatus, means a float that— is solid, light coloured and clearly visible on the surface of the water; and is marked with the boat mark for the primary boat identified in the licence.