Powers of British sea-fishery officers to seize fish and fishing gear8

1

Any British sea-fishery officer may seize—

a

any fish (including any receptacle which contains the fish) and any net or other fishing gear in respect of which he has reasonable grounds to suspect that an offence under article 3 of this Order founded on a contravention of, or failure to comply with, a relevant Community provision to which paragraph (2) below applies has been committed;

b

any fish (including any receptacle which contains the fish) in respect of which he has reasonable grounds to suspect that an offence under article 3 of this Order founded on a contravention of, or failure to comply with, a relevant Community provision to which paragraph (3) below applies has been committed.

2

This paragraph applies to Articles 1, 2(1), 3(1) and 4 of the Council Regulation referred to in paragraph 1 of the Schedule to this Order and Articles 1, 2(1) and 3(1) of the Council Regulation referred to in paragrah 2 of the Schedule to this Order.

3

This paragraph applies to Article 2(2) of the Council Regulation referred to in paragraph 1 of the Schedule to this Order and Article 2(2) of the Council Regulation referred to in paragraph 2 of the Schedule to this Order.