Fisheries (Infringement Offences) Amendment Regulations 2002

Silvia Cartwright, Governor-General

Order in Council

At Wellington this 10th day of June 2002

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 Schedule 1 amended

Regulations

1 Title

(1) These regulations are the Fisheries (Infringement Offences) Amendment

Regulations 2002.

(2) In these regulations the Fisheries (Infringement Offences) Regulations

2001

SR 2001/316

are called "the principal regulations".

2 Commencement

These regulations come into force on 11 July 2002.

3 Schedule 1 amended

Schedule 1 of the principal regulations is amended by inserting, in their

appropriate order, in the table that relates to the Fisheries (Reporting)

Regulations 2001 (SR 2001/188), the following items:

Provision Description of offence Fee

($)

r 6(3A) In the case of a catch landing return due not later than the 400

15th day after the last day of the fishing trip, providing

the return between the 16th and 20th days after the last day

of the fishing trip (both days inclusive)

r 6(3A) In the case of a catch landing return due not later than the 750

15th day after the last day of the fishing trip, providing

the return between 6 days and 1 calendar month after the

date it was due (both dates inclusive)

r 6(3A) In the case of a catch landing return due not later than 15 400

days after the last day of the calendar month, providing the

return between the 16th and the 20th days after the last day

of the calendar month (both days inclusive)

r 6(3A) In the case of a catch landing return due not later than 15 750

days after the last day of the calendar month, providing the

return between the 21st day of that month and the 15th day

of the following month (both days inclusive)

r 6(4) Failing to provide a nil catch landing return 400

r 11(3) In the case of a trawl catch, effort, and processing return 400

due not later than the 15th day after the last day of the

fishing trip, providing the return between the 16th and 20th

days after the last day of the fishing trip (both days

inclusive)

r 11(3) In the case of a trawl catch, effort, and processing return 750

due not later than the 15th day after the last day of the

fishing trip, providing the return between 6 days and 1

calendar month after the date it was due (both dates

inclusive)

r 12(3) In the case of a squid jigging catch effort return due not 400

later than the 15th day after the last day of the fishing

trip, providing the return between the 16th and 20th days

after the last day of the fishing trip (both days inclusive)

r 12(3) In the case of a squid jigging catch effort return due not 750

later than the 15th day after the last day of the fishing

trip, providing the return between 6 days and 1 calendar

month after the date it was due (both dates inclusive)

r 13(3) In the case of a tuna longlining catch effort return due not 400

later than 15 days after the last day of the calendar month,

providing the return between the 16th and 20th days after

the last day of the calendar month (both days inclusive)

r 13(3) In the case of a tuna longlining catch effort return due not 750

later than 15 days after the last day of the calendar month,

providing the return between the 21st day of that month and

the 15th day of the following month (both days inclusive)

r 20(4) Failing to carry out an audit of a newly licensed fish 400

receiver after the date it was due but not more than 1

calendar month after the date it was due

Marie Shroff,

Clerk of the Executive Council.

Issued under the authority of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989.

Date of notification in Gazette: 13 June 2002.

These regulations are administered in the Ministry of Fisheries.