{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-517/article-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-517/article-6.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2008/517",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 517/2008 of 10 June 2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 as regards the determination of the mesh size and assessing the thickness of twine of fishing nets",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-517",
  "path": "article/6",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Selection of meshes in active gear",
  "text": "1. The inspector shall select a series of 20 consecutive meshes from the net, chosen in the following direction:\n(a) for diamond and square meshes, in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the net;\n(b) for T90 meshes, perpendicular to the direction of the longitudinal axis of the net.\n2. Meshes less than three meshes from the selvedge, lacings, ropes or cod line shall not be measured. That distance shall be measured perpendicular to the lacings, ropes or cod line with the net stretched in the direction of that measurement. Meshes which are broken or have been repaired or have attachments to the net fixed at that mesh shall not be measured.\n3. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the meshes to be measured need not to be consecutive if the application of paragraph 2 prevents it.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/517/article/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:52:14.793497+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."
}