# The Marine Licensing (Exempted Activities) (Scottish Offshore Region) Order 2011, Article 11: Fishing – deposits


(1) This article applies—
(a) to the deposit of fishing gear during the course of a fishing operation;
(b) to the deposit by way of return to the sea—
(i) of any fish during the course of a fishing operation; or
(ii) of any other object during the course of a fishing operation,
provided that the fish or other object has not been landed before being so returned;
(c) to the deposit by way of return to the sea of any fish during the course of fish processing at sea.
(2) This article does not apply—
(a) to a deposit of fishing gear made for the purpose of disposal;
(b) except in the case of a deposit falling within paragraph (1)(b)(ii), to a deposit to the extent that it falls within item 10.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2011/57/article/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/marine-licensing-exempted-activities-scottish-offshore-region-order-2011/article-11
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