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Fisheries Act 1996

Offences and penalties

232: Buying, selling, or possessing fish contrary to Act

You could also call this:

"Breaking the rules when buying, selling, or keeping fish and seafood"

Illustration for Fisheries Act 1996

You commit an offence if you buy, sell, or possess fish, aquatic life, or seaweed that was taken against the rules of the Fisheries Act 1996. You also commit an offence if you buy, sell, or possess fish, aquatic life, or seaweed that was not recorded or reported as required by the Act. If you do either of these things, you can be penalised as stated in section 252(3), unless you can prove you did not buy or possess the fish for sale.

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Part 13Offences and penalties

232Buying, selling, or possessing fish contrary to Act

  1. Every person commits an offence who buys, sells, or possesses any fish, aquatic life, or seaweed taken in contravention of this Act.

  2. Every person commits an offence who buys, sells, or possesses any fish, aquatic life, or seaweed the taking or landing of which has not been recorded or reported in accordance with this Act.

  3. For the purposes of subsections (1) and (2), fish, aquatic life, or seaweed shall be deemed to be sold if it forms part of a meal and either—

  4. payment is made for that meal or any part of the meal; or
    1. the meal is supplied to any person who is employed by the person by whom the meal is supplied (whether in accordance with the terms of a contract of service or otherwise).

      1. Every person who commits an offence against subsection (1) or subsection (2) is liable to the penalty set out in section 252(3), except that if, in the case of an individual defendant, the defendant establishes that the fish, aquatic life, or seaweed was purchased or possessed otherwise than for the purpose of sale, the penalty shall be as set out in subsection (5) of that section.

      Compare
      • 1983 No 14 ss 97, 107
      • 1986 No 34 s 27(1)