The Undersized Edible Crabs Order 2000

Interpretation U.K.

2.—(1) In this Order—

“the Act” means the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967;

[F1 “Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation District” means the inshore fisheries and conservation district established on 1st October 2010 by the Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Order 2010;]

“edible crab” means crab of the species Cancer pagurus;

“size”, in relation to an edible crab, means the maximum width of the carapace measured perpendicular to the antero-posterior midline of the carapace and shall be measured as shown in Schedule 1 to this Order.

(2) In this Order—

(a) the term “within relevant British fishery limits” does not include:

(i) the territorial sea adjacent to Wales;

(ii) the territorial sea adjacent to the Isle of Man;

(iii) the territorial sea adjacent to the Bailiwick of Jersey; and,

(iv) seas within British fishery limits adjacent to Guernsey, as defined by section 8 of the Fishery Limits Act 1976(1);

(b) any reference to any relevant British fishing boat “wherever it may be” does not include such a fishing boat while in the territorial sea adjacent to Wales;

(c) the term “any equivalent order” means any other order made under section 6 of the Act, extending to any part of the United Kingdom, which prohibits the landing in any part of the United Kingdom of edible crabs which have not attained a size of 130 millimetres and have been caught in waters within British fishery limits which are outside the [F2 Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation District].

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in art. 2(1) substituted (1.4.2011) by The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/603), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 7(2)

F2 Words in Order substituted (1.4.2011) by The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/603), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 7(3)

Commencement Information

I1 Art. 2 in force at 28.8.2000, see art. 1(1)

(1)

1976, c. 86; as modified by paragraph 3(c) of the Schedule to the Fishery Limits Act 1976 (Guernsey) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/2407).