(1)  Except if otherwise expressly provided, the weight of fish is the whole weight of fish as referred to in subsection (2) .

(2)  The whole weight of fish is the weight of fish –

(a) before any processing, other than freezing, starts; and

(b) before any part of the fish is removed.

(3)  The Minister, by notice in the Gazette , may specify any factor to be used in calculating the weight of fish from whole weight to processed weight or from processed weight to whole weight.