Fisheries (Central Area Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations, 2005

Fisheries (Central Area Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations 2005 Silvia Cartwright, Governor-General Order in Council At Wellington this 27th day of June 2005 Present: Her Excellency the Governor-General in Council Pursuant to section 297 of the Fisheries Act 1996, Her Excellency the Governor-General, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council, makes the following regulations. Contents 1 Title 2 Commencement 3 New regulation 7D substituted 7D Set netting prohibited from Tirua Point to Pariokariwa Point Regulations 1 Title (1) These regulations are the Fisheries (Central Area Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations 2005. (2) In these regulations, the Fisheries (Central Area Commercial Fishing) Regulations 1986 SR 1986/217 are called "the principal regulations". 2 Commencement These regulations come into force on 1 October 2005. 3 New regulation 7D substituted The principal regulations are amended by revoking regulation 7D, and substituting the following regulation: "7D Set netting prohibited from Tirua Point to Pariokariwa Point No commercial fisher may use any set net in the waters lying within 4 nautical miles from the mean high-water mark that extends from Tirua Point (at approximately 38o23.22'S and 174o38.04'E); then following a line in a generally southerly direction by the mean high-water mark to the southernmost point of the north bank of the Awakino River (at approximately 38o39.88'S and 174o37.24'E); then in a straight line across the Awakino River to a point on the south bank of the Awakino River (at 38o39.92'S and 174o37.22'E); then following a line along the mean high-water mark to the southernmost point on the north bank of the Mokau River (at approximately 38o42.36'S and 174o37.03'E); then in a straight line across the Mokau River to a point on the south bank of the Mokau River (at 38o42.40'S and 174o37.01'E); then following a line along the mean high-water mark to the north bank of the Tongaporutu River (at 38o48.88'S and 174o35.23'E); then in a straight line across the Tongaporutu River to a point on the south bank of the Tongaporutu River (at 38o48.98'S and 174o35.23'E); then following a line along the mean high-water mark to Pariokariwa Point (at approximately 38o53.49'S and 174o30.35'E)." Diane Morcom, Clerk of the Executive Council. Issued under the authority of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989. Date of notification in Gazette: 30 June 2005. These regulations are administered in the Ministry of Fisheries.