# The Edible Crabs (Conservation) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations prohibit the retention on board, the bringing to land and the landing from a sea -fishing boat, the detached claws of an edible crab. This measure is being taken for conservation reasons and is in accordance with the derogation power contained in Article 15(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2021/336/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/edible-crabs-conservation-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2021/note
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