# The Cockle Fishing Management and Permitting (Specified Area) (Wales) Order 2024, Article 15: Re-deposit of cockles

Extent: E+W

(1) A person who fishes for or takes cockles contrary to the provisions in this Order must re-deposit the cockles on the cockle bed from which they were taken in accordance with instructions from a marine enforcement officer.
(2) When re-depositing cockles under paragraph (1), the cockles must be spread thinly and evenly.
(3) In this article a “marine enforcement officer” has the same meaning as in section 235(1) of the 2009 Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2024/767/article/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/cockle-fishing-management-and-permitting-specified-area-wales-order-2024/article-15
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