Fisheries (Reporting) Amendment Regulations, 2012 (2012/354)

2012/354 Fisheries (Reporting) Amendment Regulations 2012 Jerry Mateparae, Governor-General Order in Council At Wellington this 3rd day of December 2012 Present: His Excellency the Governor-General in Council Pursuant to section 297(1)(h) of the Fisheries Act 1996, His Excel lency the Governor-General, acting on the advice and with the con sent of the Executive Council, makes the following regulations. Contents Page 1 Title 2 2 Commencement 2 3 Principal regulations 2 4 Schedule 3 amended 2 Schedule 2 New item inserted in Part 2C of Schedule 3 1 r 1 Fisheries (Reporting) Amendment Regulations 2012 2012/354 Regulations 1 Title These regulations are the Fisheries (Reporting) Amendment Regulations 2012. 2 Commencement These regulations come into force on 3 January 2013. 3 Principal regulations These regulations amend the Fisheries (Reporting) Regula tions 2001 (the principal regulations). 4 Schedule 3 amended In Schedule 3, Part 2C, insert the item set out in the Schedule of these regulations. Schedule r 4 New item inserted in Part 2C of Schedule 3 Species code Common name Scientific name OWS Oceanic whitetip shark Carcharhinus longimanus Michael Webster, for Clerk of the Executive Council. Explanatory note This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect. These regulations, which come into force on 3 January 2013, amend Schedule 3 of the Fisheries (Reporting) Regulations 2001 (the prin cipal regulations). The amendment inserts a reference to oceanic whitetip shark into Part 2C of Schedule 3 of the principal regulations. Part 2C speci 2 2012/354 Fisheries (Reporting) Amendment Regulations 2012 Explanatory note fies protected fish species. As a consequence of the amendment, a permit holder (as defined in the principal regulations) who takes any oceanic whitetip shark must complete a protected species catch re turn in accordance with regulation 11E of the principal regulations. Issued under the authority of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989. Date of notification in Gazette: 6 December 2012. These regulations are administered by the Ministry for Primary Industries. 12 Wellington, New Zealand: Published under the authority of the New Zealand Government—2012 3