Fisheries Declaration 2019
sec.27FRestriction on taking or possessing saucer scallops in regulated period
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sec.27F Restriction on taking or possessing saucer scallops in regulated period
A person must not in a trawl region— take a saucer scallop in the regulated period; or possess a saucer scallop in the regulated period, whether or not the saucer scallop has been taken in the trawl region. For subsection (1) , the regulated period is midday 1 May to midday 1 March. s 27F ins 2026 SL No. 17 s 7 (sec.27F-ssec.1) A person must not in a trawl region— take a saucer scallop in the regulated period; or possess a saucer scallop in the regulated period, whether or not the saucer scallop has been taken in the trawl region. (sec.27F-ssec.2) For subsection (1) , the regulated period is midday 1 May to midday 1 March.
- (a) take a saucer scallop in the regulated period; or
- (b) possess a saucer scallop in the regulated period, whether or not the saucer scallop has been taken in the trawl region.