Sea Fishing (Restriction on Days at Sea) (Scotland) Order 2003 (S.S.I. No. 56 of 2003). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Scotland 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 1 February 2003. Abstract This Order provides for the enforcement in Scotland 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)). By virtue of article 8(2), the ports named in the Schedule are designated, for the purposes of paragraph 14 of the Annex. The Order creates offences in respect of contraventions, by a person in charge of a relevant British fishing boat. 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 Amended by Sea Fishing (Restriction on Days at Sea) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2003 (S.S.I. No. 300 of 2003). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2003 Keyword: Marine fisheries, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Fishing gear/fishing method, Fishing authorization, Fishery management and conservation, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Sea Fishing (Restriction on Days at Sea) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 3) Order 2003 (S.S.I. No. 623 of 2003). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2003 Keyword: Marine fisheries, Seasons, Fishery management and conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Sea Fishing (Restriction on Days at Sea) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2003 (S.S.I. No. 66 of 2003). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2003 Keyword: Marine fisheries, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Sea Fishing (Restriction on Days at Sea) (Scotland) Order 2004 (S.S.I. No. 44 of 2004). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2004 Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX