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Regulation 6 Offences

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(1)

Where a vessel to which these Regulations apply does not remain in port in accordance with regulation 4(1) or 4(4), its master, owner and charterer (if any) shall each, in the absence of a reasonable excuse, be guilty of an offence.

(2)

Any person who—

(a)

assaults a British sea-fishery officer who is exercising any of the powers conferred on him by regulation 9, or

(b)

intentionally obstructs any such officer in the exercise of any of those powers, or

(c)

fails without reasonable excuse to comply with any requirement imposed by a British sea-fishery officer under the powers conferred on British sea-fishery officers by regulation 9 or without reasonable excuse prevents any other person from complying with such a requirement,

shall be guilty of an offence.