{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/edible-crabs-conservation-regulations-northern-ireland-2020/regulation-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/edible-crabs-conservation-regulations-northern-ireland-2020/regulation-4.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2020/152",
  "legislation_title": "The Edible Crabs (Conservation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/edible-crabs-conservation-regulations-northern-ireland-2020",
  "path": "regulation/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Berried edible crabs",
  "text": "(1) The retention on board a sea-fishing boat, the bringing to land or the landing of a berried edible crab is prohibited.\n(2) Where a berried edible crab is brought on board a sea-fishing boat, it must be immediately returned to sea, as near as possible to the place from which it was taken.\n(3) The removal of eggs from a berried edible crab is prohibited.\n(4) The retention of a berried edible crab in a stock cage is prohibited.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2020/152/regulation/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:43:13.996062+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}