Sea Fishing (Restriction on Days at Sea) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2003 (S.S.I. No. 300 of 2003).

Subject

Fisheries

Keyword

Marine fisheries Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Fishing gear/fishing method Fishing authorization Fishery management and conservation Authorization/permit

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 27 June 2003.

Abstract

This Order contains provisions which amend the principal Order to enforce the amendments made to the Annex by Council Regulation 671/2003. The amendments to the principal Order include: (a) the amendment of the definition of "Annex XVII" and the insertion of a definition of "the Commission Decision" in the interpretation provision of the principal Order (art. 2(2)); (b) amendment of the provisions relating to absence from port in article 3 of the principal Order to reflect in particular the new provision in Article 6(e) of the Annex, which allows Member States to permit any of its vessels fishing with demersal trawls, seines or similar towed gears of mesh size equal to or greater than 120mm to spend up to 16 days absent from port (art. 2(3)); (c) (i) amendment of article 6(4) (transfer of days) of the principal Order to reflect the fact that a transfer of days to another vessel is only permitted if the donor vessel has a record of fishing with a gear specified in paragraph 4 of the Annex in the area defined in paragraph 2 of the Annex in 2000 as well as 2001 and 2002; and (ii) amendment of article 6(5) to include a reference to new paragraph 10(c) of the Annex to provide that days may not be transferred from gears defined in paragraphs 4(b) to (f) to gears defined in paragraph 4(a) (art. 2(4)); (d) amendment of the definition of "relevant period" in article 6A(3) (art. 2(5)); (e) amendment of articles 8 to 10 and 14 to 15 of the principal Order to the reflect the amendment of the Annex and the consequential renumbering of the paragraphs of the Annex (arts. 2(6) to (10); and (f) amendment of interpretation provisions in article 2(1) of the Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Control Measures) (Scotland) Order 2000 to reflect the amendment of the Annex and the consequential renumbering of the paragraphs of the Annex (art. 3).

Full text

English

Website

www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Amends

Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Control Measures) (Scotland) Order 2000 (S.S.I. No. 7 of 2000).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2000

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Enforcement/compliance, Data collection/reporting, Landing, Foreign fishing, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Sea Fishing (Restriction on Days at Sea) (Scotland) Order 2003 (S.S.I. No. 56 of 2003).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2003

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

Source: FAO, FAOLEX