Fisheries (Temporary Catch Limit on Taking of Abalone) Regulations 1999 (Vic)

Fisheries (Temporary Catch Limit on Taking of

Abalone) Regulations 1999

S.R. No. 9/1999

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation Page

1.	Objective	1
2.	Authorising provision	1
3.	Principal Regulations	1
4.	Temporary catch limit on taking or possessing abalone	2
5.	Expiry of Regulations	2

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STATUTORY RULES 1999

S.R. No. 9/1999

Fisheries Act 1995

Fisheries (Temporary Catch Limit on Taking of

Abalone) Regulations 1999

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 16 February 1999

Responsible Minister:

PATRICK McNAMARA

Minister for Agriculture and Resources

MATTHEW GROVES

Acting Clerk of the Executive Council

1. Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to introduce a temporary zero catch limit on the taking or possessing of abalone by recreational fishers.

2. Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 153 of the Fisheries Act 1995.

3. Principal Regulations

In these Regulations the Fisheries Regulations
19981 are called the Principal Regulations.

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4.  Temporary catch limit on taking or possessing abalone

In regulation 503 of the Principal Regulations—

(a)	in sub-regulation (4) for "(1), (2) and (3)" substitute "(1), (2), (3) and (6)"; and
(b)

in sub-regulation (5) for "Sub-regulation (2) and (6) do not"; and

(c) after sub-regulation (5) insert— "(6) Despite sub-regulations (1) and (2) the

daily catch limit with respect to the
taking from, or possession in, on or
next to Victorian waters of abalone and
greenlip abalone is 0 for the period
beginning on the day on which the
Fisheries (Temporary Catch Limit on
Taking of Abalone) Regulations 1999
come into operation and ending on

31 July 1999.".

5. Expiry of Regulations

These Regulations expire on 31 July 1999.

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