Sea Fisheries (Les Minquiers) (Jersey) Regulations 2007

SEA FISHERIES (LES MINQUIERS) (JERSEY) REGULATIONS 2007 Revised Edition 14.825.48 Showing the law as at 1 January 2008 This is a revised edition of the law Sea Fisheries (Les Minquiers) (Jersey) Regulations 2007 Arrangement Revised Edition – 1 January 2008 Page - 3 14.825.48 SEA FISHERIES (LES MINQUIERS) (JERSEY) REGULATIONS 2007 Arrangement Regulation 1 Interpretation ................................................................................................... 5 2 Restrictions on the use of pots and traps in Les Minquiers ............................. 5 3 Transitional provisions .................................................................................... 6 4 Citation ............................................................................................................ 6 SCHEDULE 7 AREA OF LES MINQUIERS 7 Supporting Documents ENDNOTES 8 Table of Legislation History ........................................................................................... 8 Table of Renumbered Provisions .................................................................................... 8 Table of Endnote References .......................................................................................... 8 Sea Fisheries (Les Minquiers) (Jersey) Regulations 2007 Regulation 1 Revised Edition – 1 January 2008 Page - 5 14.825.48 SEA FISHERIES (LES MINQUIERS) (JERSEY) REGULATIONS 2007 THE STATES, in pursuance of Articles 2, 5, 8 and 29 of the Sea Fisheries (Jersey) Law 19941, and having consulted with and obtained the concurrence of the Secretary of State, have made the following Regulations – Commencement [see endnotes] 1 Interpretation In these Regulations, “Les Minquiers” means the area – (a) that is bounded by straight lines drawn in the sequence set out in Column 1 of the Schedule, as determined in accordance with European Datum 1950; and (b) that is bounded by straight lines drawn in the sequence set out in Column 2 of the Schedule, as determined in accordance with the World Geodetic System 1984. 2 Restrictions on the use of pots and traps in Les Minquiers (1) No person shall use, or cause to be used, for the purpose of fishing for sea fish in Les Minquiers, or leave in the sea within Les Minquiers – (a) any parlour pot; (b) any pot, other than a pot with an entrance that is – (i) straight and unobstructed, (ii) at least 14 cms wide, (iii) made of rigid material, and (iv) located in the top part of the pot; or (c) any pot or trap that is so constructed that fish (other than molluscs), having entered it, cannot escape from it. Regulation 3 Sea Fisheries (Les Minquiers) (Jersey) Regulations 2007 Page - 6 Revised Edition – 1 January 2008 14.825.48 (2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to an owner, master, or charterer, of a registered fishing boat (or a person acting on behalf of such a person), in respect of a pot to which paragraph (1)(b) would otherwise apply, if – (a) the Minister has under paragraph (3) authorized the use of the pot by the owner, master, or charterer and a person acting on behalf of such a person; and (b) the pot has attached to it a tag, issued by a person authorized to do so by the Minister, specifying the registration number of the fishing boat and the year or years for which the pot tag is valid. (3) The Minister may, for the purposes of paragraph (2), authorize the use of a pot by an owner, master, or charterer, of a registered fishing boat, and a person acting on behalf of such a person, if the Minister is satisfied that the pot was used at Les Minquiers before 19th November 2005 by the owner, master, or charterer or a person acting on behalf of such a person. 3 Transitional provisions A device that is, before 9th May 2007, issued by the Jersey Fishermen’s Association in relation to a pot and that is a device referred to by that Association as a pot tag shall be taken to be a pot tag issued under Regulation 2(2) in relation to the pot by a person authorized by the Minister. 4 Citation These Regulations may be cited as the Sea Fisheries (Les Minquiers) (Jersey) Regulations 2007. Sea Fisheries (Les Minquiers) (Jersey) Regulations 2007 SCHEDULE Revised Edition – 1 January 2008 Page - 7 14.825.48 SCHEDULE (Regulation 1) AREA OF LES MINQUIERS Column 1 European Datum 1950 Column 2 World Geodetic System 1984 a From 49º01’00N, 02º14’50W to 48º53’50N, 02º14’50W; From 49º00’94N, 02º14’58W to 48º53’44N, 02º14’58W; b from 48º53’50N, 02º14’50W to 48º53’50N, 02º00’00W; from 48º53’44N, 02º14’58W to 48º53’44N, 02º00’08W; c from 48º53’50N, 02º00’00W to 49º00’00N, 02º00’00W; from 48º53’44N, 02º00’08W to 48º59’94N, 02º00’08W; d from 49º00’00N, 02º00’00W to 49º00’00N, 01º55’00W; from 48º59’94N, 02º00’08W to 48º59’94N, 01º55’08W; e from 49º00’00N, 01º55’00W to 49º01’00N, 01º55’00W; and from 48º59’94N, 01º55’08W to 49º00’94N, 01º55’08W; and f from 49º01’00N, 01º55’00W back to 49º01’00N, 02º14’50W. from 49º00’94N, 01º55’08W back to 49º00’94N, 02º14’58W. Endnotes Sea Fisheries (Les Minquiers) (Jersey) Regulations 2007 Page - 8 Revised Edition – 1 January 2008 14.825.48 ENDNOTES Table of Legislation History Legislation Year and No Commencement Sea Fisheries (Les Minquiers) (Jersey) Regulations 2007 R&O.61/2007 9 May 2007 Table of Renumbered Provisions Original Current 4 Spent, omitted 5(1) 4 5(2) Spent, omitted Table of Endnote References 1 chapter 14.825