Coastal Fisheries Protection Regulations

19.3 A protection officer may use force under section 8.1 of the Act only if the protection officer is proceeding lawfully and in accordance with the manner set out in sections 19.4 and 19.5 to arrest the master or other person in command of a foreign fishing vessel for the commission of an offence under section 3, paragraph 4(1)(a) or section 5.2 or 5.5 of the Act or of an offence set out in subparagraph 17(1)(a)(ii) of the Act.