(1) A regulated person must not in the Northern rock lobster regulated waters--
(a) take tropical spiny rock lobster in the regulated period; or
(b) possess a tropical spiny rock lobster taken in contravention of paragraph (a).
(2) Without limiting subsection (3), a regulated person must not in the waters--
(a) take more than 3 tropical spiny rock lobsters outside the regulated period; or
(b) possess a tropical spiny rock lobster taken in contravention of paragraph (a).
(3) If, outside the regulated period, there is more than 1 regulated person on a boat in the waters, the person in control of the boat must ensure there are no more than 6 tropical spiny rock lobsters on the boat.
(4) For this section the regulated period is from midnight on 1 October to midnight on 31 January.