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Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967

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17Taking and sale of certain crabs and lobsters prohibited

(1)Subject to subsection (2) of this section, any person who takes, has in his possession, sells, exposes for sale, buys for sale, or consigns to any person for the purpose of sale.—

(a)any edible crab carrying any spawn attached to the tail or other exterior part of the crab, or

(b)any edible crab which has recently cast its shell,

shall be guilty of an offence.

(2)A person shall not be guilty of an offence under subsection (1) of this section if he satisfies the court that the edible crabs found in his possession or alleged to have been sold, exposed for sale, bought for sale, or consigned to any person for the purpose of sale, were intended for bait for fishing.

(3)If the Minister and the Secretary of State by order so direct, no person shall, in Great Britain, land, sell, expose or offer for sale, or have in his possession for the purpose of sale, any lobster which is carrying any spawn attached to the tail or some other exterior part of the lobster, or which is in such a condition as to show that, at the time when it was taken, it was carrying spawn so attached; and any person who contravenes an order under this subsection shall be guilty of an offence.

(4)A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding, in the case of a first offence, £25 and, in the case of a second or subsequent offence, £50, and the court by which the offender is convicted may order the forfeiture of all crabs or lobsters found in his possession or alleged to have been sold, exposed or offered for sale, bought for sale, or consigned to any person for the purpose of sale, in contravention of subsection (1) of this section or of an order under subsection (3) thereof, as the case may be.

(5)An order under subsection (3) of this section may be varied or revoked by a subsequent order thereunder.

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