{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2007-41/annex-III/part-A/division-9/division-9.4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2007-41/annex-III/part-A/division-9/division-9.4.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2007/41",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 of 21 December 2006 fixing for 2007 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (revoked)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2007-41",
  "path": "annex/III/part/A/division/9/division/9.4",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "9.4",
  "heading": "By way of derogation from point 9.3 it shall be permitted to use the following gear:",
  "text": "(a)Gill nets with a mesh size equal to or greater than 120 mm and less than 150 mm, provided that they are deployed in waters of less than 600 metres charted depth, are no more than 100 meshes deep, have a hanging ratio of not less than 0,5 and are rigged with floats or equivalent floatation. The nets shall each be of a maximum of 5 nautical miles in length, and the total length of all nets deployed at any one time shall not exceed 25 km per vessel. The maximum soak time shall be 24 hours; or\n(b)entangling nets with a mesh size equal to or greater than 250 mm, provided that they are deployed in waters of less than 600 metres charted depth, are no more than 15 meshes deep, have a hanging ratio of not less than 0,33 and are not rigged with floats or other means of flotation. The nets shall each be of a maximum of 10 km in length. The total length of all nets deployed at any one time shall not exceed 100 km per vessel. The maximum soak time shall be 72 hours.\nHowever, this derogation shall not apply in the NEAFC Regulatory area.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": "repealed",
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Regulation revoked (1.1.2024) by Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (c. 28), ss. 1(1), 22(3), Sch. 1 Pt. 2 (with s. 1(3)(4)); S.I. 2023/1363, reg. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2007/41/annex/III/part/A/division/9/division/9.4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:53:07.673898+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."
}