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The Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Control Measures) Order 2000

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

8.—(1) This article applies—

(a)in England and Northern Ireland,

(b)to any relevant British fishing boat wherever it may be, and

(c)to any other fishing boat which is within relevant British fishery limits.

(2) Where this article applies, any British sea-fishery officer may seize—

(a)any fish (including any receptacle which contains the fish) in respect of which he has reasonable grounds to suspect that a relevant offence founded on a contravention of, or failure to comply with, Articles 6, 8.1, 9, 11, 12, 13, 17.2 or 19a.2, Articles 19b and 19c, Articles 19e, 20.2 or 21c.2 or Articles 28c or 28d of Regulation 2847/93 has been committed;

(b)any fish caught with a net in respect of which he has reasonable grounds to suspect that a relevant offence founded on a contravention of, or failure to comply with, Articles 20.1 or 20a 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 a relevant offence founded on a contravention of, or failure to comply with, Articles 20.1 or 20a 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 a relevant offence founded on a contravention of, or failure to comply with, Articles 19a.2, or 21c.2 of Regulation 2847/93 has been committed.

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