1 SEPTEMBER

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

2693

Chief Surveyor, Wellington and as the same on those plans numbered NRFA 113 deposited in the National Headquarters of the New Zealand Fire Service at Wellington.

Dated at Wellington this 24th day of August 1994.

M. J. DUDFIELD, National Rural Fire Officer.

(RF 11/2/35)

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New Zealand Timberlands Rural Fire District Notice 1992, Amendment No. 3

Pursuant to the Forest and Rural Fires Act 1977, the National Rural Fire Authority hereby makes the following notice.

Notice

1. Title and commencement—(1) This notice may be cited as the New Zealand Timberlands Rural Fire District Notice 1992, Amendment No. 3 and shall be read with and deemed part of the notice constituting the New Zealand Timberlands Rural Fire District made on the 28th day of February 1992 (a) (hereinafter referred to as the principal notice).

(2) This notice shall come into force on the 1st day of October 1994.

2. Amendment of Rural Fire District—(1) The principal notice is hereby amended by revoking clause 18, clause 19 and clause 20 of the Schedule and clause 21 as amended by the Rural Fire District Revision Notice 1992.

(2) This clause shall be read together and be deemed part of the principal notice.

Dated at Wellington this 24th day of August 1994.

M. J. DUDFIELD, National Rural Fire Officer.

(a) New Zealand Gazette, 1992, page 763. Amended: New Zealand Gazette, 1992, page 4246. Amended: New Zealand Gazette, 1993, page 1583.

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New Zealand Fish and Game Council

Conservation Act 1987

District Anglers (Northland Fish and Game Region) Notice 1994

Pursuant to section 26R (3) of the Conservation Act 1987 the Northland Fish and Game Council hereby gives the following District Anglers Notice.

Notice

1. Title and commencement—This notice may be cited as the District Anglers (Northland Fish and Game Region) Notice 1994 and shall come into force on the 1st day of October 1994.

2. Interpretation—Words and expressions in this notice which are defined in the Conservation Act 1987 or the Freshwater Fisheries Regulations 1983 shall have the meaning so defined.

3. Open Season—(1) There shall be an open season for fishing for sports fish from the 1st day of October in any year to the 30th day of September in the following year (both days inclusive).

(2) No licence holder shall fish for, take or attempt to take, any sports fish except during an open season.

4. Authorised tackle—(1) No licence holder shall fish for, take or attempt to take, any sports fish except by using a rod and running line.

(2) Notwithstanding subclause (1) of this clause—

(a) When playing a sportsfish, a landing net may be used to secure or land any such fish;

(b) For keeping sports fish alive, a keep net of not more than 1.8 metres in length may be used in the water from which that fish was taken;

(c) For taking small indigenous fish for bait angling, a bait net not more than 1.8 metres in length may be used.

(3) No licence holder shall, in fishing for, taking, or attempting to take, sports fish, have under their control more than one assembled rod and running line.

(4) No licence holder shall fish for sports fish unless within 15 metres of the rod being used and has the rod under his or her own visual observation.

(5) No licence holder when fishing for sports fish shall use:-

(a) More than 2 lures or baits;

(b) Any lead or weight (other than hooks as permitted elsewhere in this notice) attached below or so as to hang below any lure or bait;

(c) Any artificial fly or lure having more than one hook or having a multiple hook;

(d) Any bait or lure treated with any medicinal or chemical preparation other than;

(i) In the case of artificial fly, oil used solely to give buoyancy to such flies and

(ii) In the case of natural baits, a formalin or other preservative preparation;

(e) Any wire, either plain or twisted, or any gimp trace or cast of a greater thickness than 0.82 mm;

(f) Any wire or gimp trace or cast of a greater length than 1.8 metres.

(g) In conjunction with any spoonbait or artificial minnow, any lead or weight affixed to the trace or line at a distance of less that 38 cm above the lure;

(h) Any unsportsmanlike device or method.

5. Prohibition on unauthorised fishing tackle, etc.—No licence holder shall when fishing for sports fish use or be in possession of, or be in control of, or convey or cause to be conveyed to the vicinity of any place where that licence holder is fishing or proposes to fish, any paravane, any stroke-hauling or foulhooking gear, or any spear, any narcotic or poisonous substance or liquid injurious to fish.

6. Use of nets—No licence holder shall use or cause to be used for any purpose a net of any description except as provided for in clause 4 of this notice except:

(a) A whitebait net;

(b) Subject to a permit or authority issued under the Conservation Act 1987, any net used for the purposes of scientific investigations or data collection.

Provided that it shall be a defence for any licence holder charged with a breach of this clause if that licence holder proves that he or she was netting for indigenous fish in accordance with the provisions of any regulations or notices in force in that behalf.

7. Prohibition of possession or control of spear gun—(1) No licence holder shall, when taking or attempting to take or when in possession of, any sports fish, be in possession of or be in control of, any spear gun or any pointed missile (other than a bullet) which is propelled by means of any mechanical or explosive device.

(2) Where any licence holder is charged with an offence under subclause (1) of this clause, it shall be a defence to