Powers of British sea-fishery officers in relation to fishing boats5
1
For the purpose of enforcing article 2(1) of this order, a British sea-fishery officer—
a
may go on board any fishing boat which is within British fishery limits;
b
may take with him, to assist him in performing his functions, any other person and any equipment or materials;
c
may require any such boat to stop and do anything else to enable him to board it;
d
may require the attendance of the master of the boat or any other person on board;
e
may require any person on board to assist him in the performance of his functions; and
f
may make any examination or inquiry which appears to him to be necessary and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, he may in particular—
i
examine any fish on the boat and the equipment of the boat, including the fishing gear;
ii
require the production of any document relating to the boat or to its fishing operations or other operations ancillary to its fishing operations;
iii
search the boat for any such document; and
iv
take copies of any such document.
2
If a British sea-fishery officer has reasonable grounds to suspect that an offence under article 2(1) of this order has been committed within British fishery limits in respect of a boat that he has power to go on board under paragraph (1)(a) of this article, the officer—
a
may require the master to take, or may himself take, the boat and its crew to the port which appears to the officer to be the nearest convenient port; and
b
may detain the boat in the port.
3
If a British sea-fishery officer detains a boat, he shall serve on the master a notice stating that it is to be detained until the notice is withdrawn by the service on him of a further notice in writing signed by a British sea-fishery officer.