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Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995
201Seizure of abandoned apparatus and fish
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### 201 Seizure of abandoned apparatus and fish
> > (1) A fisheries officer may seize –
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> > > > (a) any apparatus or equipment unattended in, or adjacent to, any waters which –
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> > > > > > (i) does not conform with any requirement of this Act; or
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> > > > > > (ii) appears to have been lost or abandoned; and
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> > > > (b) any fish in, or adjacent to, any waters which appear to have been abandoned.
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> > (2) The fisheries officer may destroy or render inoperative any net, line or other apparatus used for taking or holding fish if, in the opinion of the fisheries officer, it is not practicable to seize them.