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Sea Fishing (Restriction on Days at Sea) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003 (S.R. No. 59 of 2003).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
Northern Ireland
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 8 February 2003.
Abstract

This Order provides for the enforcement in Northern Ireland 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. The Order contains provisions relating to the calculation of the number of days on which a vessel may be absent from port for the purposes of the Annex and makes clear, in particular in relation to the types of gear at paragraph 4(a) of the Annex, that the number of fishing days available cannot exceed the total calculated under paragraph 6 of the Annex (article 3(8)). The Order creates offences in respect of breaches, by a person in charge of a relevant British fishing boat, of the provisions of paragraphs 6(a) (absence from port in excess of number of permitted days), 7 (use of single type of gear), 8 (use of gear in different areas) and 9 (use of gears in given periods) of the Annex, as qualified by a defence for unwitting recipients of excess days (art. 3). For the purposes of enforcing provisions of the Annex the Order confers on British sea-fishery officers the powers to enter premises, to go on board fishing boats, to stop and search vehicles transporting fish, to examine fish, to require the production of documents, to search for and seize documents, to take a boat to the nearest convenient port and to seize fish and fishing gear. (20 articles and a Schedule)

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

Repealed by

Sea Fishing (Restriction on Days at Sea) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005 (S.R. No. 350 of 2005).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2005

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX