# The Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Control Measures) Order 1994, 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 5 of Regulation 2241/87 or article 6, 8.1, 9 to 13, 17.2 or 21 of Regulation 2847/93 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 20.1 of Regulation 2847/93 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 20.1 of Regulation 2847/93 has been committed, or
(ii) 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 21 of Regulation 2847/ 93 has been committed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/451/article/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sea-fishing-enforcement-of-community-control-measures-order-1994/article-8
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