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FAILING to submit forms relating to landing declarations has seen a fisherman receive a £3,000 fine.
Paul Forrest, 29, of Sandside, Mossbank, admitted at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Wednesday to failing to complete the FISH1 form on various occasions on or between 21 May 2018 and 19 April 2019.
It related to the Lerwick registered fishing vessel
Braveheart.
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Procurator fiscal Duncan Mackenzie told the court that the value of the fish related to the forms amounted to around £400,000.
He said the forms are useful in monitoring fish stocks and quotas.
Mackenzie added that over the time in question over 40 forms should have been submitted.
A MAN who engaged in a course of abusive conduct against his partner over a five month period has been sent to prison. Andrew Cross, of Lerwick’s Haldane Burgess Crescent, was given a 200-day sentence when he appeared at the town’s sheriff court on Wednesday. The 34-year-old.
A CHEF who was found guilty of dangerous driving after falling asleep at the wheel and going off the road has been disqualified for a year and fined £800.
Richard Clark, 33, who now lives in Fife, had been working as an agency chef at Scalloway Hotel when the incident occurred on 13 July 2019 on the A970 road between Fladdabister and Easter Quarff.
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Following a short trial at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Thursday he was convicted of driving a car when he was so tired that he fell asleep, resulting in his car leaving the road and colliding with a fence before coming to rest in a field.
A TWENTY three year old woman whose Staffordshire terrier was dangerously out of control and attacked another dog which died from its injuries during an incident almost two and a half years ago has had sentence deferred for a hearing.
Anna Etzel, of Lerwickâs Holmsgarth Brae, pleaded guilty to the offence which took place on 28 December 2018 close to her home.
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The Staffordshire bull terrier named Joey was already subject to a dog control order stipulating that it should always be muzzled and on a lead when in a public place.
At Lerwick Sheriff Court on Thursday, sheriff Ian Cruickshank said he had concerns over public safety, but rather than order for the dog to be destroyed immediately he deferred the matter for a hearing on 7 July.