275AApplication of Division

275A Application of Division

275A Application of Division

(1) This Division applies to—

(a) fishing activities, and

(b) aquaculture, and

(c) other activities regulated by Part 7.

(2) A reference in this Division to—

(a) a fishing activity includes a reference to aquaculture or to any such other activity, and

(b) a fishing authority includes a reference to an aquaculture permit or to a permit under Part 7 to carry out any such other activity.

(3) This Division does not apply to any fishing activity carried out, or to any document produced, before the commencement of this Division.

(4) This Division does not affect other provisions of this Act, which provide for—

(a) conditions on fishing authorities, and

(b) functions exercisable by fisheries officers for the purpose of auditing compliance with this Act and the regulations.

s 275A: Ins 2000 No 86, Sch 7 [15]. Am 2002 No 53, Sch 2.15 [4].