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There are currently no known outstanding effects for the The Specified Crustaceans (Prohibition on Fishing, Landing, Sale and Carriage) (Wales) Order 2015, Section 6.
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6.—(1) For the purposes of section 1(3) of the Act (which prohibits the carriage on specified fishing boats of any sea fish of any description which does not meet the requirements as to size prescribed in relation to sea fish of that description), it is prohibited for a [F2fishing boat] to carry any—
(a)crawfish with a size of less than 110 millimetres;
(b)lobster with a size of less than 90 millimetres;
(c)edible crab with a size of less than 140 millimetres;
(d)female spider crab with a size of less than 120 millimetres;
(e)male spider crab with a size of less than 130 millimetres; and
(f)velvet crab with a size of less than 65 millimetres.
(2) The carriage on a [F3fishing boat] in Wales of—
(a)a mutilated crawfish;
(b)a mutilated lobster;
(c)any crawfish or lobster bearing a V notch;
(d)a claw or any other detached part of an edible crab, a green crab, a spider crab or a velvet crab,
wherever caught, is prohibited.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in art. 6 heading omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of Fisheries Act 2020 (c. 22), s. 54(3)(a), Sch. 2 para. 20(6)(a)(i) (with s. 50, Sch. 4 para. 31)
F2Words in art. 6(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by Fisheries Act 2020 (c. 22), s. 54(3)(a), Sch. 2 para. 20(6)(a)(ii) (with s. 50, Sch. 4 para. 31)
F3Words in art. 6(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by Fisheries Act 2020 (c. 22), s. 54(3)(a), Sch. 2 para. 20(6)(a)(ii) (with s. 50, Sch. 4 para. 31)
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