# The Scallop Fishing (Wales) (No.2) Order 2010, Article 8: Restriction on size of tow bars

Extent: E+W

(1) No fishing boat is permitted, at any time, in any part of Welsh waters which lies beyond 1 nautical mile and within 3 nautical miles of baselines, to use a tow bar in connection with fishing for, taking or killing scallops, unless that tow bar–
(a) does not exceed 3 metres in length; and
(b) is not constructed in a way which enables more than 3 scallop dredges to be attached to it at the same time.
(2) No fishing boat is permitted, at any time, in any part of Welsh waters which lies beyond 3 nautical miles and within 6 nautical miles of baselines, to use a tow bar in connection with fishing for, taking or killing scallops, unless that tow bar–
(a) does not exceed 4 metres in length; and
(b) is not constructed in a way which enables more than 4 scallop dredges to be attached to it at the same time.
(3) No fishing boat is permitted, at any time, in any part of Welsh waters which lies beyond 6 nautical miles and within 12 nautical miles of baselines, to use a tow bar in connection with fishing for, taking or killing scallops, unless that tow bar–
(a) does not exceed 6.8 metres in length; and
(b) is not constructed in a way which enables more than 7 scallop dredges to be attached to it at the same time.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2010/269/article/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/scallop-fishing-wales-no2-order-2010/article-8
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