Sea Fisheries
(Trawling, Netting and Dredging) (Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) Regulations 2007
Made 2nd May 2007
Coming into force 9th
May 2007
THE STATES, in pursuance of Articles 2, 5, 7, 8 and 29 of the Sea Fisheries
(Jersey) Law 1994[1], having consulted with and
obtained the concurrence of the Secretary of State, have made the following
Regulations –
1 Interpretation
In these Regulations, “principal Regulations” means the
Sea Fisheries (Trawling, Netting and Dredging) (Jersey) Regulations 2001[2].
2 Regulation
1 amended
In the principal Regulations, in Regulation 1, in the definition
“mesh size”, in paragraph (a), for the words “fishing
vessel” there shall be substituted the words “fishing boat”.
3 Regulation
21 substituted
In the principal Regulations, for Regulation 21 there shall be
substituted the following Regulation –
“21 Carriage
and use of certain trawls
(1) It is prohibited to –
(a) use beam trawls, the aggregate beam length
of which is greater than 9 metres; or
(b) use beam trawls from a fishing boat with an
engine whose power exceeds 221kW.
(2) It is prohibited to –
(a) carry on a fishing boat beam trawls, the
aggregate beam length of which is greater than 9 metres; or
(b) carry any beam trawls on a fishing boat with
an engine whose power exceeds 221kW,
unless the beam trawls, and
any equipment attached to them –
(i) are stored on the fishing boat in such
a way that no part of the trawl or equipment is suspended over the side or the
stern of the boat, and
(ii) are secured on the fishing boat in
such a way that the trawls are not immediately ready for use.
(3) The aggregate beam length of beam trawls is
the sum of the length of each beam.
(4) The aggregate beam length of beam trawls
shall be taken to be greater than 9 metres if the beams can be extended to
an aggregate length greater than 9 metres.
(5) The length of a beam shall be measured
between its extremities which shall be taken to include any attachment to the
beam.”.
4 Regulation
23 amended
In the principal Regulations, in Regulation 23(2), for the words
“fishing vessel” there shall be substituted the words
“fishing boat”.
5 Regulation
26 amended
In the principal Regulations, in Regulation 26 –
(a) in
paragraph (1), for the words “fishing vessel” there shall be
substituted the words “fishing boat”;
(b) in
paragraph (2), for the word “vessel” there shall be
substituted the words “fishing boat”.
6 Citation
and commencement
These Regulations may be cited as the Sea Fisheries (Trawling,
Netting and Dredging) (Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) Regulations 2007 and
shall come into force 7 days after they are made.
m.n. de la haye
Greffier of the States