Article 4 Prohibition on carrying towed gear
United Kingdom
(1)
No F1... fishing boat shall carry pair trawling gear, other than that specified in article 3(2), in any part of the south-west territorial waters unless every part of that gear is lashed and stowed.
(2)
For the purposes of paragraph 1 above, “lashed and stowed”, in relation to pair trawling gear, means—
(a)
nets, weights and similar gear not connected to trawl boards or towing and hauling wires and ropes; and
(b)
if on or above deck, securely lashed to some part of the superstructure of the fishing boat.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Word in art. 4(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of Fisheries Act 2020 (c. 22), s. 54(3)(a), Sch. 2 para. 12(3) (with s. 50, Sch. 4 para. 31)