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Section 4 Trawling gear to be inboard while in prohibited area.

(1)

While any vessel carrying trawling gear is within any area in which the methods of fishing known as beam trawling and otter trawling are illegal by virtue of F1an order under section 1 of the Inshore Fishing (Scotland) Act 1984 . . . F2 the boards of the trawl and the net shall be inboard.

(2)

In the event of a contravention of the foregoing provisions of this section, the skipper of the vessel shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding F3level 2 on the standard scale.

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Textual amendments

F1

Words substituted by Inshore Fishing (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 26, SIF 52:1), s. 10(2), Sch. 1

F2

Words repealed by S.R. & O. 1939/782 (Rev. XV, p. 172: 1939 II, p. 2933), Sch.

F3

Words substituted by virtue of Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act (c. 21, SIF 39:1), s. 289G