### 181 Stopping vessel or vehicle > > (1) A fisheries officer may signal or direct a person apparently in charge of a vessel or vehicle – > > > > > > (a) to stop the vessel or vehicle; or > > > > > > > (b) not to move the vessel or vehicle for a reasonable period. > > > (2) [*\[Section 181 Subsection (2) omitted by No. 45 of 1997, s. 35, Applied:13 Nov 1997\]*](/view/html/inforce/1997-11-13/act-1997-045#GS35@EN) . . . . . . . . > > > (3) A person is not required to comply with a signal or direction under [subsection (1)](#GS181@Gs1@EN) if the person – > > > > > > (a) reasonably believes that to comply would endanger the person, another person, the vessel or the vehicle; and > > > > > > > (b) complies with the signal or direction as soon as it is practicable to do so.

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