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Sea Fishing (Restriction on Days at Sea) (No. 2) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 1535 of 2003).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
England
Document type
Regulation
Date
2003
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Entry into force notes
Entry into force on 7 July 2003.
Abstract

This Order provides for the enforcement in England and Wales of the provisions of Annex XVII to Council Regulation 2341/2002 fixing for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks the fishing opportunities in Community waters for 2003. It applies certain amendments to the Annex such as a change in the definition of a day absent from port (par. 3), increased number of days for vessels carrying certain fishing gear (par. 6(e)), more flexibility in the number of fishing gears that a vessel may simultaneously carry (par. 7(b)), provision that certain days should not be counted as days absent from port (par. 5(b), 5(c), and 13), and changes to the rules on the transfer of days from one vessel to another (par. 10(b) and 10(c)).

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Implements

Council Regulation (EC) No. 2341/2002 fixing for 2003 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required.

Legislation | European Union | 2002

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Allocation/quota, Access right, Foreign fishing, Cartilaginous fishes, Fishing authorization, Fishery management and conservation, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX