Fisheries (Schedule 6) Order 2012
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Fisheries (Schedule 6) Order 2012
Jerry Mateparae, Governor-General
Order in Council
At Wellington this 26th day of March 2012
Present:
His Excellency the Governor-General in Council
Pursuant to section 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, makes the following order.
Order
1 Title
This order is the Fisheries (Schedule 6) Order 2012.
2 Commencement
This order comes into force on 1 May 2012.
3 Schedule 6 of Fisheries Act 1996 amended
In the Fisheries Act 1996, Schedule 6, insert in its appropriate alphabetical order the item set out in the Schedule of this order.
Schedule |
| Stock | Area | Requirements | ||
| Rig (Mustelus lenticulatus) | All New Zealand fisheries waters |
A commercial fisher may return any rig to the waters from which it was taken if—
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Rebecca Kitteridge,
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, which comes into force on 1 May 2012, inserts rig into Schedule 6 of the Fisheries Act 1996 as a stock that may be returned to the waters from which it was taken if certain requirements are met.
Date of notification in Gazette: 29 March 2012.
This order is administered by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.