111Declaration of restricted fisheries

#### 111 Declaration of restricted fisheries 111 Declaration of restricted fisheries > > (1) The regulations may declare that a fishery (not being a share management fishery in respect of which shares issued in the fishery have taken effect) is a restricted fishery for the purposes of this Act. > > > (2) The fishery may be described in the declaration as an exploratory, developmental or other class of restricted fishery. > > > (3) Before a fishery is declared to be a restricted fishery, the Minister is required to consult relevant commercial or recreational fishing industry bodies about the proposed declaration and to notify the proposal publicly. > > > (4) A fishery that is declared to be a restricted fishery ceases to be a restricted fishery if the declaration is revoked by the regulations or if the period (if any) specified by the regulations as the period during which the fishery is a restricted fishery expires. > > Note. > > A fishery also ceases to be a restricted fishery if it becomes a limited access share management fishery—see section 55. > > **s 111:** Am 1996 No 141, Sch 1 \[11\]; 2004 No 26, Sch 1 \[36\]; 2009 No 114, Sch 1 \[57\] \[58\].