Inshore Fishing (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 26)

(1) The [ F1 Scottish Ministers ] may, after consultation with such bodies as he considers appropriate, make orders under this section regulating fishing for sea fish in any specified F2 . . . area within Scottish inshore waters. (2) Orders under this section may prohibit, within the specified F2 . . . area, all or any, or a combination of the following— (a) all fishing for sea fish; (b) fishing for a specified description of sea fish; (c) fishing by a specified method; (d) fishing from a specified description of fishing boat; [ F3 (dd) fishing from or by means of any vehicle or any vehicle of a specified description; (ddd) fishing by means of a specified description of equipment ] and they may— (e) specify the period during which any prohibition is to apply; (f) make exceptions to any prohibition contained in the order. (3) Where an order under subsection (2)(b) [ F4 (c) or (ddd) ] above applies within a specified F2 . . . area for the time being, and, as an incident of lawful fishing operations, fish of a description for which fishing is prohibited are caught, or fish are caught by a method which is prohibited in respect of fish of that description, such fish shall, unless the order provides otherwise, be returned to [ F4 Scottish inshore waters ] forthwith. Textual Amendments F1 Words in s. 1(1) substituted (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/1820 , art. 4 Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 72(2) ; S.I. 1998/3178 , art. 3 F2 Words in s. 1(1)(2)(3) omitted (8.8.1994) by virtue of 1994 c. 27 , s. 1(1)(2)(3)(a)(4)(b) ; S.I. 1994/2124 , art. 2 F3 S. 1(2)(dd)(ddd) inserted (8.8.1994) by 1994 c. 27 , s. 1(3)(b) ; S.I. 1994/2124 , art. 2 F4 Words in s. 1(3) substituted (8.8.1994) by 1994 c. 27 , s. 1(4)(a)(c) ; S.I. 1994/2124 , art. 2

The [ F5 Scottish Ministers ] may, after consultation with such bodies as he considers appropriate, make orders under this section prohibiting the carriage, for any purpose, in any British fishing boat, in any specified F6 . . . area within Scottish inshore waters, of a type of net specified in the order; and such an order may make exceptions to any prohibition contained therein. Textual Amendments F5 Words in s. 2 substituted (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/1820 , art. 4 , Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 72(2) ; S.I. 1998/3178 , art. 3 F6 Word in s. 2 omitted (8.8.1994) by virtue of 1994 c. 27 , s. 4(1) ; S.I. 1994/2124 , art. 2 (1) Any power to make an order under section 1 or 2 above may be exercised for marine environmental purposes. (2) The power to make an order under section 1 or 2 above by virtue of this section is in addition to, and not in derogation from, the power to make an order under that section otherwise than by virtue of this section. (3) In this section “ marine environmental purposes ” means the purposes— (a) of conserving or enhancing the natural beauty or amenity of marine or coastal areas (including their geological or physiographical features) or of any features of archaeological or historic interest in such areas; or (b) of conserving flora or fauna which are dependent on, or associated with, a marine or coastal environment. ] Textual Amendments F7 S. 2A inserted (21.9.1995) by 1995 c. 25 , s. 103(2) (with ss. 7(6) , 115 , 117 ); S.I. 1995/1983 , art. 3