http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2013/7/section/27/2013-09-16Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Act 2013An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision about fish farming and shellfish farming; about salmon fisheries and freshwater fisheries; about sea fisheries; about shellfish waters and fisheries for shellfish; about charging in connection with functions relating to fish farming, shellfish farming, salmon fisheries, freshwater fisheries and sea fisheries; about fixed penalty notices for offences under certain aquaculture, fisheries and other marine legislation; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-01-17Expert Participation2013-09-16 PART 2 Salmon fisheries, <Abbreviation Expansion="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</Abbreviation><Emphasis>Management</Emphasis>Powers to take fish or samples for analysis, etc.271The Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 2003 is amended in accordance with this section.2After section 64 insert—Powers in relation to salmon and freshwater fisheries: sampling, etc.64A1A person authorised by the Scottish Ministers (an “authorised person”) may—afor a purpose mentioned in subsection (2)(a) or (b) below, require a person having rights in a salmon fishery or freshwater fishery—ito permit the authorised person to take and retain fish from the fishery,iito permit the authorised person to take samples of material from fish in the fishery,iiito provide the authorised person with fish, or samples of material from fish, in the fishery,bfor a purpose mentioned in subsection (2)(c) below, affix a tag of such type and in such a way as the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate to any fish taken from a salmon fishery or freshwater fishery,cfor a purpose mentioned in subsection (2)(d) below, enter on a salmon fishery or freshwater fishery.2The purposes referred to in subsection (1) above are—acarrying out analysis of the fish or samples by any method that the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate,bascertaining whether an offence has been committed under section 33A of this Act,ctracking or monitoring the fish,dexercising the powers mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1) above, or tracking or monitoring fish tagged under paragraph (b) of that subsection.3An authorised person seeking to exercise a power mentioned in subsection (1) above must, if requested, produce evidence of identity and authorisation.4A person having rights in a salmon fishery or freshwater fishery commits an offence if the person—afails or wilfully refuses to comply with a requirement under paragraph (a) of subsection (1) above, orbobstructs an authorised person in the exercise of any of the powers under paragraph (b) or (c) of that subsection.5It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (4)(a) above to show that the person had a reasonable excuse for failing or refusing to comply with a requirement as mentioned in that subsection.6A person who commits an offence—aunder subsection (4)(a) above is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale,bunder subsection (4)(b) above is liable on summary conviction—ito a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale,iito imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months, oriiito both such fine and such imprisonment.7In this section, references to a person having rights in a salmon fishery or freshwater fishery are to be construed in accordance with section 64(3) of this Act..S. 27 in force at 16.9.2013 by S.S.I. 2013/249, art. 2
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