Prohibition of fishing for saithe and exception3

1

Subject to paragraph (2) below, fishing for saithe (Pollachius virens) —

a

by any British fishing boat registered in the United Kingdom within any part of the sea area ICES IIIa (Skagerrak and Kattegat), ICES IIIb, c (Sound and Belt Sea or Transition Area) or ICES IIId (Baltic Sea); or

b

by any other British fishing boat within any part of such a sea area which lies within British fishery limits,

is prohibited during the period beginning with the date of coming into force of this Order and ending immediately before 1st January 1994.

2

The prohibition in paragraph (1) above shall not apply to any boat whose length exceeds 10 metres, except in the case of any boat used wholly for the purpose of conveying persons wishing to fish for pleasure.