Fisheries (General) Variation Regulations 2004 (SA)

South Australia

Fisheries (General) Variation Regulations 2004

under the Fisheries Act 1982

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1. Short title

2. Commencement

3. Variation provisions

Part 2—Variation of Fisheries (General) Regulations 2000

1. Insertion of regulation 26A

   26AKeeping more than prescribed quantity of King George whiting

2. Variation of Schedule 8—Classes of fish and quantities prescribed for purposes of section 44(4) of Act

3. Variation of Schedule 9—Expiation of offences

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Fisheries (General) Variation Regulations 2004.

2—Commencement

These regulations will come into operation on 1 October 2004.

3—Variation provisions

In these regulations, a provision under a heading referring to the variation of specified regulations varies the regulations so specified.

Part 2—Variation of Fisheries (General) Regulations 2000

4—Insertion of regulation 26A

After regulation 26 insert:

26A—Keeping more than prescribed quantity of King George whiting

An unlicensed person who takes King George whiting (Syllaginodes punctatus) in the waters of the State must not keep more than 36 of the whiting in storage at any one time.

Maximum penalty: $2 500.

5—Variation of Schedule 8—Classes of fish and quantities prescribed for purposes of section 44(4) of Act

Schedule 8, table, entries relating to King George whiting, column 2—delete "75" and substitute:

36

6—Variation of Schedule 9—Expiation of offences

Schedule 9, table, entries relating to Fisheries (General) Regulations 2000—after the entries relating to regulation 26(1) insert:

26A Keeping more than prescribed quantity of King George whiting $100

Note—

As required by section 10AA(2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1978, the Minister has certified that, in the Minister's opinion, it is necessary or appropriate that these regulations come into operation as set out in these regulations.

Made by the Governor

with the advice and consent of the Executive Council

on 23 September 2004

No 206 of 2004

MAFF 04/0021 CS