66Presumption as to taking or possession of certain scallops

66 Presumption as to taking or possession of certain scallops

[Rule 66 Substituted by S.R. 2025, No. 10, Applied:09 Apr 2025]

(1)  For the purposes of these rules, and any proceedings for offences under these rules, a scallop is presumed to have been taken by a person, and be in the possession of the person, if –

(a) the scallop is in the general vicinity of the person; and

(b) the person has the means to have taken, or aided or enabled the taking of, the scallop; and

(c) no other person has claimed to have taken, or to have possession, of the scallop.

(2)  Subrule (1) may apply to one or more persons in respect of the same scallop.