Inshore Fishing (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 27)

(1) Section 1 of the M1 Inshore Fishing (Scotland) Act 1984 (general power to prohibit sea fishing in specified areas) shall be amended in accordance with the provisions of this section. (2) In subsection (1) the word “sea” where it second occurs shall be omitted. (3) In subsection (2)— (a) the word “sea” where it first occurs shall be omitted; (b) after paragraph (d) there shall be inserted— “ (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 ” . (4) In subsection (3)— (a) for the words “or (c)” there shall be substituted the words “ (c) or (ddd) ” ; (b) the word “sea” where it first occurs shall be omitted; (c) for the words “the sea” there shall be substituted the words “ Scottish inshore waters ” . Marginal Citations M1 1984 c. 26 .

In section 4 of that Act (offences), after subsection (1), there shall be inserted the following subsection— “ (1A) Where an offence is committed by way of a contravention of any order made under this Act or of a failure to comply with section 1(3) of this Act, and where a vehicle or equipment is used in the commission of the offence, each of the following persons shall (in addition to the contravenor) be guilty of an offence— (a) any person who caused or permitted the contravention; (b) the owner of the vehicle or equipment; (c) if the vehicle or equipment was subject to hire, the hirer; and (d) any person who was in charge of the vehicle or equipment. ”