
1 
This Order may be cited as the Edible Crabs (Undersized) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020 and comes into operation on 22nd August 2020.
2 

(1) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 applies to this Order as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
(2) In this Order—
 “the Act” means the Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1966;
 “edible crab” means crab of the species Cancer pagurus;
 “foreign fishing boat” means a fishing boat that—
(a) is not registered in the United Kingdom under Part 2 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995;
(b) is not registered under the law of Jersey, Guernsey or the Isle of Man; and
(c) is not British owned.
 “size” means the maximum width of the carapace measured perpendicular to the antero-posterior midline of the carapace and shall be measured as shown in the Schedule to this Order.
3 
For the purposes of section 127(1) of the Act (which prohibits the bringing to land, landing, sale or offer or exposure for sale, or possession for the purpose of sale, of any sea fish of any description being a sea fish of a smaller size as may be prescribed in relation to sea fish of that description) there is hereby prescribed as the minimum size in relation to edible crabs a size of 140 millimetres.
4 
The prohibition imposed by section 127(1) of the Act as read with Article 3 and the Schedule shall not apply to a foreign fishing boat or any person operating under the authority of, and in accordance with a permit granted under section 14 of the Act.
5 
Article 4 of the Undersized Edible Crabs Order 2000 is revoked insofar as it applies to Northern Ireland.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs on 22nd July 2020.

Claire Vincent
A senior officer of the
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

SCHEDULE
Article 2