The Act Inshore Sea fishing
139.Sections 49 and 50 make amendments to the Inshore Fishing (Scotland) Act 1984 (“the 1984 Act”) and relate specifically to the order making power at section 1 of that Act. Section 1 allows the Scottish Ministers to prohibit, by order, fishing for a specified description of sea fish (or method of fishing) in a specified area. “Sea fish” is defined as meaning any fish found in the sea including shellfish, salmon and migratory trout (section 9). Failure to comply with any order made under section 1 is an offence by virtue of section 4 of the 1984 Act. In addition the 1984 Act confers enforcement powers on BSFOs at sections 5 and 6. Those powers are exercisable in relation to any British fishing boat within British fishery limits and in relation to any vehicle or equipment all for the purposes of enforcing the provisions of any order made under section 1.