Article 8 Powers of British sea-fishery officers to seize fish and fishing gear

Any British sea-fishery officer may seize—

(a)

any fish in respect of which he has reasonable grounds to suspect that an offence under article 3 of this Order founded on a contravention of, or failure to comply with, article 11(3), 11a(2) or 11b(2) of the Council Regulation has been committed; and

(b)

any fish caught with a net in respect of which he has reasonable grounds to suspect that an offence under article 3 of this Order founded on a contravention of, or failure to comply with, article 13 of the Council Regulation has been committed; and

(c)

any net or other fishing gear—

(i)

in respect of which he has reasonable grounds to suspect that an offence under article 3 of this Order founded on a contravention of, or failure to comply with, article 13 of the Council Regulation has been committed, or

(ii)

which he has reasonable grounds to suspect has been used in committing any offence under article 3 of this Order founded on a contravention of, or failure to comply with, article 11(3) of the Council Regulation, or

(iii)

which he has reasonable grounds to suspect has been used for catching any fish in respect of which any offence under article 3 of this Order founded on a contravention of, or failure to comply with, article 11(3), 11a(2) or 11b(2) of the Council Regulation has been committed.