5.—(1) The Secretary of State may approve a pelagic weighing system if he is satisfied that it is suitable for weighing herring, mackerel or horse mackerel.
(2) The Secretary of State may—
(a)determine conditions to which an approval given under paragraph (1) may be subject; and
(b)at any time amend such conditions.
(3) As regards a pelagic weighing system approved under paragraph (1)—
(a)the owner;
(b)the operator; and
(c)the owner of the premises in which the pelagic weighing system is located,
are each guilty of an offence if there is a contravention of, or failure to comply with, a condition of the approval.
(4) A person is guilty of an offence if he—
(a)interferes with a pelagic weighing system approved under paragraph (1); and
(b)by so doing, causes the pelagic weighing system to provide an inaccurate weight reading.