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FISHERIES (CONSOLIDATION) ACT, 1959
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PART XVI. Crabs. | |
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Penalty for taking, etc. certain edible crabs. |
285. —(1) If any person takes, has in his possession, sells, exposes for sale, consigns for sale or buys for sale— |
[GA] | (a) any edible crab by whatever name known, carrying any spawn attached to the tail or other exterior part of the crab, or | |
[GA] | (b) any edible crab by whatever name known which has recently cast its shell, | |
[GA] | such person shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to, in the case of a first offence under this section, a fine not exceeding two pounds and, in the case of a second or any subsequent offence under this section, a fine not exceeding ten pounds. | |
[GA] | (2) Where a person is convicted of an offence under this section, any crab in respect of which the offence was committed shall as a statutory consequence of conviction, stand forfeited. | |
[GA] | (3) Where a person is charged with an offence under this section in relation to any edible crab, it shall be a good defence to prove that the crab was intended for bait for fishing. |