Fisheries (Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No. 2), 2007

Fisheries (Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2007 Anand Satyanand, Governor-General Order in Council At Wellington this 27th day of August 2007 Present: His Excellency the Governor-General in Council Pursuant to section 297 of the Fisheries Act 1996, His 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 Principal regulations amended 4 Interpretation 5 Trawl net restrictions 6 Schedule 2 amended Regulations 1 Title These regulations are the Fisheries (Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2007. 2 Commencement These regulations come into force on 1 October 2007. 3 Principal regulations amended These regulations amend the Fisheries (Commercial Fishing) Regulations 2001. 4 Interpretation Regulation 3 is amended by inserting the following definition in its appropriate alphabetical order: "prawn killer means a shellfish of the species Ibacus alticrenatus". 5 Trawl net restrictions Regulation 71(5)(a) and (b) are amended by inserting "or prawn killer" after "scampi". 6 Schedule 2 amended Clause 16(2) of Schedule 2 is revoked. Martin Bell, for Clerk of the Executive Council. Issued under the authority of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989. Date of notification in Gazette: 30 August 2007. These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Fisheries.