Fisheries (Commercial Fisheries) Regulation 2019
sch.7A-sec.44Trap pocket
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sch.7A-sec.44 Trap pocket
The pocket of the trap must— be long enough and attached to a float in a way so that an air-breathing animal trapped in the trap or the pocket can access the surface of the water to breathe; and have rings that are— made of rigid material; and no more than 1m apart; and no less than 20cm in any dimension. The ring nearest the trap pocket entrance must be no more than 1m from the trap pocket entrance. The ring nearest the closed end of the pocket must be no more than 0.5m from the closed end. In this section— trap pocket entrance see section 40 (1) (b) . sch 7A s 44 ins 2020 SL No. 236 s 169 (sch.7A-sec.44-ssec.1) The pocket of the trap must— be long enough and attached to a float in a way so that an air-breathing animal trapped in the trap or the pocket can access the surface of the water to breathe; and have rings that are— made of rigid material; and no more than 1m apart; and no less than 20cm in any dimension. (sch.7A-sec.44-ssec.2) The ring nearest the trap pocket entrance must be no more than 1m from the trap pocket entrance. (sch.7A-sec.44-ssec.3) The ring nearest the closed end of the pocket must be no more than 0.5m from the closed end. (sch.7A-sec.44-ssec.4) In this section— trap pocket entrance see section 40 (1) (b) .
- (a) be long enough and attached to a float in a way so that an air-breathing animal trapped in the trap or the pocket can access the surface of the water to breathe; and
- (b) have rings that are— (i) made of rigid material; and (ii) no more than 1m apart; and (iii) no less than 20cm in any dimension.
- (i) made of rigid material; and
- (ii) no more than 1m apart; and
- (iii) no less than 20cm in any dimension.
- (i) made of rigid material; and
- (ii) no more than 1m apart; and
- (iii) no less than 20cm in any dimension.