PART 3 S ENFORCEMENT AND OBSTRUCTION OFFENCES

Powers of British sea-fishery officers to seize fish and fishing gear S

15.—(1) Any British sea-fishery officer may seize—

(a) in Scotland or in the Scottish zone; or

(b) on board a Scottish fishing boat wherever it may be,

any fisheries product (including any receptacle which contains such product) and any net or other fishing gear to which this article applies.

(2) This article applies to—

(a) any fisheries product (including any receptacle which contains the fisheries product), in respect of which the officer has reasonable grounds to suspect that a relevant offence has been committed; and

(b) any net or other fishing gear which the officer has reasonable grounds to suspect has been used in commission of such an offence.