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Fisheries Act 1996

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369: Allocation of Northland scallop quota

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"Rules for catching and selling Northland scallops"

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When this law starts, Northland scallops will be part of the quota management system under Part 2A of the Fisheries Act 1983. You can read more about this system at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM67912. People listed in Part 4 of Schedule 9 will get a certain amount of quota for Northland scallops. The total amount of Northland scallops that can be caught is 188.561 tonnes at first. This amount can be changed under section 20 of this Act or section 28OB of the Fisheries Act 1983, which you can find at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM68162. You cannot take Northland scallops to sell them outside of the Northland scallop fishery season. The Minister can decide when the Northland scallop fishery season is and can change it while it is happening. If you take Northland scallops to sell them outside of the season, you can get in trouble and have to pay a penalty, which is stated in section 252(5). The Minister's decisions about the season are secondary legislation, and you can learn more about this at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM7298343.

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Part 17Repeals, amendments, validations, savings, and transitional provisions
Savings and transitional provisions

369Allocation of Northland scallop quota

  1. On the commencement of this section, Northland scallops shall become subject to the quota management system under Part 2A of the Fisheries Act 1983.

  2. Each person named in the first column of Part 4 of Schedule 9 is hereby allocated the amount of individual transferable quota for Northland scallops stated in the third column of that schedule opposite that person's name.

  3. The initial total allowable commercial catch for Northland scallops shall be 188.561 tonnes.

  4. For the avoidance of doubt, the initial total allowable commercial catch referred to in subsection (3) may be altered from time to time under section 20 of this Act or section 28OB of the Fisheries Act 1983.

  5. No person shall take any Northland scallops for the purpose of sale except during the Northland scallop fishery season.

  6. The Minister may, by notice,—

  7. specify any Northland scallop fishery season before the season commences; and
    1. extend or shorten any Northland scallop fishery season while it is current.

      1. Every person commits an offence and is liable to the penalty specified in section 252(5) who contravenes subsection (5) of this section.

      2. A notice under subsection (6) is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

      Notes
      • Section 369(6): amended, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).
      • Section 369(7): added, on , by section 32 of the Fisheries (Remedial Issues) Amendment Act 1998 (1998 No 67).
      • Section 369(8): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).