Fisheries Declaration 2019
sec.121APossessing regulated saucer scallops
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sec.121A Possessing regulated saucer scallops
This section applies if— a saucer scallop is taken in a trawl region; and after the saucer scallop is taken, the saucer scallop becomes a regulated fish in relation to a prescribed commercial catch under schedule 2 , part 2 , entry for saucer scallops. A person may possess the saucer scallop on a boat in the trawl region if— the saucer scallop has been taken under effort units and is on an authorised boat for the holder of the effort units; and either— the boat is at a relevant landing place or in a port mentioned in the Transport Infrastructure (Ports) Regulation 2016 , schedule 2 ; or the boat is not at a place or in a port mentioned in subparagraph (i) and it is during the permitted period. In this section— permitted period , for a saucer scallop mentioned in subsection (1) , means the period of 36 hours after the saucer scallop becomes a regulated fish as mentioned in subsection (1) (b) . s 121A ins 2026 SL No. 17 s 10 (sec.121A-ssec.1) This section applies if— a saucer scallop is taken in a trawl region; and after the saucer scallop is taken, the saucer scallop becomes a regulated fish in relation to a prescribed commercial catch under schedule 2 , part 2 , entry for saucer scallops. (sec.121A-ssec.2) A person may possess the saucer scallop on a boat in the trawl region if— the saucer scallop has been taken under effort units and is on an authorised boat for the holder of the effort units; and either— the boat is at a relevant landing place or in a port mentioned in the Transport Infrastructure (Ports) Regulation 2016 , schedule 2 ; or the boat is not at a place or in a port mentioned in subparagraph (i) and it is during the permitted period. (sec.121A-ssec.3) In this section— permitted period , for a saucer scallop mentioned in subsection (1) , means the period of 36 hours after the saucer scallop becomes a regulated fish as mentioned in subsection (1) (b) .
- (a) a saucer scallop is taken in a trawl region; and
- (b) after the saucer scallop is taken, the saucer scallop becomes a regulated fish in relation to a prescribed commercial catch under schedule 2 , part 2 , entry for saucer scallops.
- (a) the saucer scallop has been taken under effort units and is on an authorised boat for the holder of the effort units; and
- (b) either— (i) the boat is at a relevant landing place or in a port mentioned in the Transport Infrastructure (Ports) Regulation 2016 , schedule 2 ; or (ii) the boat is not at a place or in a port mentioned in subparagraph (i) and it is during the permitted period.
- (i) the boat is at a relevant landing place or in a port mentioned in the Transport Infrastructure (Ports) Regulation 2016 , schedule 2 ; or
- (ii) the boat is not at a place or in a port mentioned in subparagraph (i) and it is during the permitted period.