# The Third Country Fishing (Enforcement) Order 1994, Article 6: 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 2 of this Order founded on a contravention of, or failure to comply with, article 2(2) or 3(1) of a relevant Community provision specified in column 1 of the Schedule hereto has been committed; and
(b) any net or other fishing gear in respect of which he has reasonable grounds to suspect that an offence under article 2 of this Order founded on a contravention of, or failure to comply with, article 2(2) or 3(1) of such relevant Community provision has been committed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/1681/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/third-country-fishing-enforcement-order-1994/article-6
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