Fisheries (Schedules 5A and 6) Order 2012
2012/353
Fisheries (Schedules 5A and 6) Order 2012
Jerry Mateparae, Governor-General
Order in Council
At Wellington this 3rd day of December 2012
Present:
His Excellency the Governor-General in Council
Pursuant to sections 67B and 72(7) of the Fisheries Act 1996, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council and on the recommendation of the Minister for Primary Industries after complying with the requirements of section 67B(3) of that Act, makes the following order.
Contents
3 Schedule 5A of Fisheries Act 1996 amended
4 Schedule 6 of Fisheries Act 1996 amended
Schedule
New item inserted in Schedule 6 of Fisheries Act 1996
Order
1 Title
This order is the Fisheries (Schedules 5A and 6) Order 2012.
2 Commencement
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(1) Clause 3 of this order comes into force on 1 October 2013.
(2) The rest of this order comes into force on 3 January 2013.
3 Schedule 5A of Fisheries Act 1996 amended
In Schedule 5A of the Fisheries Act 1996, repeal the item relating to STN1.
4 Schedule 6 of Fisheries Act 1996 amended
In Schedule 6 of the Fisheries Act 1996, insert in its appropriate alphabetical order the item set out in the Schedule of these regulations.
Schedule |
| Stock | Area | Requirements | ||
| School shark (Galeorhinus galeus) | All New Zealand fisheries waters |
A commercial fisher may return any school shark to the waters from which it was taken if—
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Michael Webster,
for Clerk of the Executive Council.
Explanatory note
This note is not part of the order, but is intended to indicate its general effect.
This order amends Schedules 5A and 6 of the Fisheries Act 1996 (the Act).
Clause 3, which comes into force on 1 October 2013, deletes a reference to southern bluefin tuna stock from Schedule 5A of the Act. This has the effect of allowing a person who holds an annual catch entitlement (ACE) to carry forward up to 10% of their unused ACE for southern bluefin tuna for the first fishing year to the second fishing year as provided for in section 67A(2) of the Act.
Clause 4 and the Schedule, which come into force on 3 January 2013, insert a reference to school sharks into Schedule 6 of the Act. This has the effect of permitting commercial fishers to return school sharks to the water in specified circumstances.
Date of notification in Gazette: 6 December 2012.
This order is administered by the Ministry for Primary Industries.