# The Cod (Specified Sea Areas) (Prohibition of Fishing) (No. 2) Order 1991, Article 2: Prohibition and exception


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(1) Subject to paragraph (2) below, fishing for cod (Gadus morhua)–
(a) within any part of a sea area by any British fishing boat registered in the United Kingdom; or
(b) within any part of a sea area which lies inside British fishery limits by any other British fishing boat,
is prohibited during the period beginning with the date of coming into force of this Order and ending immediately before 1st September 1991.
(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 with rod and line or by handline.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/1473/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/cod-specified-sea-areas-prohibition-of-fishing-no-2-order-1991/article-2
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