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21. A person must not, in relation to an REM system installed on board a relevant pelagic boat, in any way—
(a)alter, at any time before automatic transmission in accordance with the technical specifications specified by the Scottish Ministers under regulation 16(1), the data recorded by the REM system,
(b)alter, at any time before being made accessible to the Scottish Ministers in fulfilment of a request made under regulation 17(1)(b), the data recorded by the REM system,
(c)alter, at any time before transmission in accordance with regulation 18(3) in fulfilment of a data transmission request notice, the data recorded by the REM system,
(d)obstruct or block—
(i)the field of view of the digital cameras, or
(ii)the functioning of the winch sensors,
of the REM system during a fishing trip,
(e)interrupt any power supply to the REM system otherwise than for the purpose of repairing or replacing that system,
(f)remove the REM system otherwise than for the purpose of repairing or replacing that system,
(g)destroy, damage, render inoperative or otherwise interfere with the REM otherwise than for the purpose of repairing or replacing that system,
(h)communicate a false geographical position for a relevant pelagic boat.
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