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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/common-fisheries-policy-amendment-etc-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-8",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2019/739",
  "legislation_title": "The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/common-fisheries-policy-amendment-etc-eu-exit-regulations-2019",
  "path": "regulation/8",
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  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the sustainable management of external fishing fleets",
  "text": "(1) Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the sustainable management of external fishing fleets is amended as follows.\n(2) In Article 1 for “Union” in each place it occurs, substitute “ United Kingdom ”.\n(3) In Article 2—\n(a) in the heading omit “and Union”;\n(b) in points (a) and (b) for “Union” in each place it occurs, substitute “ United Kingdom ”; and\n(c) in point (c) for “Union law” substitute “ law applying in the United Kingdom or any part of it ”.\n(4) In Article 3(2)—\n(a) for point (b) substitute—\n“(b) ‘fishing authorisation’ means—\n(i) in respect of a United Kingdom fishing vessel, an authorisation within the meaning of point 10 of Article 4 of the Control Regulation or an authorisation issued by a third country entitling a United Kingdom fishing vessel to carry out specific fishing operations in the waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of that third country, during a specified period, in a given area or for a given fishery under specific conditions; and\n(ii) in respect of a third country vessel, an authorisation issued by a fisheries administration entitling the third country vessel to carry out fishing operations in United Kingdom waters during a specified period, in a given area or for a given fishery under specific conditions. Such an authorisation may be by way of, or contained in, a licence issued by the fisheries administration;”;\n(b) in point (c) for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”;\n(c) in point (d) omit the second sentence;\n(d) in point (e) for “, a third country or a Member State” substitute “ or a third country ”; and\n(e) in point (f)—\n(i) after “arrangement by which a” insert “ United Kingdom ”,\n(ii) omit “flying the flag of a Member State”, and\n(iii) omit “either another Member State or”.\n(5) In the heading to Title 2 for “Union” in each place it occurs, substitute “ United Kingdom ”.\n(6) In Article 4—\n(a) for “Union” in each place it occurs, substitute “ United Kingdom ”;\n(b) for “its flag Member State” substitute “ a fisheries administration ”.\n(7) In Article 5—\n(a) in paragraph 1—\n(i) for “A flag Member State” substitute “ A fisheries administration ”,\n(ii) for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”,\n(iii) in point (a) for “non-Union” substitute “ non-United Kingdom ”,\n(iv) in point (c ) for “under Union law” substitute “ by Fisheries Rules ”,\n(v) in point (d) for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”, and\n(vi) in point (e) for “flag Member State” substitute “ United Kingdom ”; and\n(b) omit paragraph 2.\n(8) In Article 6—\n(a) in paragraph 1 for “Union” in each place it occurs, substitute “ United Kingdom ”;\n(b) in paragraph 2—\n(i) for “flag Member State” substitute “ fisheries administration ”, and\n(ii) omit point (d).\n(c) in paragraph 3—\n(i) for “flag Member State” substitute “ fisheries administration ”, and\n(ii) in point (d), for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”;\n(d) in paragraph 4—\n(i) for “flag Member State shall” substitute “ fisheries administration must ”, and\n(ii) omit point (b); and\n(e) in paragraph 5 for “the flag Member State” substitute “ a fisheries administration ”.\n(9) In Article 7—\n(a) in paragraph 1 for “the flag Member State” substitute “ a fisheries administration ”;\n(b) in paragraph 2 for “the flag Member State” substitute “ a fisheries administration ”;\n(c) in paragraph 3 for “flag Member State shall” substitute “ fisheries administration must ”;\n(d) in paragraph 4—\n(i) for “the flag Member State” in each place it occurs, substitute “ a fisheries administration ”,\n(ii) omit “and the Commission”, and\n(iii) for “the Commission” in the second place it occurs, substitute “ a fisheries administration ”; and\n(e) omit paragraphs 5, 6 and 7.\n(10) In the heading to Chapter 2 for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”.\n(11) In Article 8 for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”.\n(12) In Article 9 for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”.\n(13) In Article 10—\n(a) in the heading omit “by the flag Member State”; and\n(b) for “flag Member State” substitute “ fisheries administration ”.\n(14) Omit Articles 11, 12 and 13.\n(15) In Article 14—\n(a) in paragraph 1—\n(i) for “11” substitute “ 10 ”, and\n(ii) for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”; and\n(b) omit paragraph 2.\n(16) Omit Article 15.\n(17) In Article 16 for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”.\n(18) In Article 17—\n(a) in the heading omit “by the flag Member States ”;\n(b) in paragraph 1 for “flag Member State” substitute “ fisheries administration ”;\n(c) in paragraph 2 for “The flag Member State shall” substitute “ A fisheries administration must ”; and\n(d) in paragraph 3 for “of a Member State or of the Union” substitute “ in the United Kingdom ”.\n(19) Omit Article 18.\n(20) In the heading to Chapter 3 for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”.\n(21) In Article 19—\n(a) for “Union” in each place it occurs, substitute “ United Kingdom ”.\n(22) In Article 20—\n(a) in paragraph 1—\n(i) for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”,\n(ii) in point (a) for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”, and\n(iii) in point (b) for “its flag Member State” substitute “ a fisheries administration ”; and\n(b) in paragraph 2 for “Union” in each place it occurs, substitute “ United Kingdom ”.\n(23) In Article 21—\n(a) in the heading omit “by the flag Member States ”;\n(b) for “flag Member State” substitute “ fisheries administration ”; and\n(c) in point (b), for “transposing Union law” substitute “ relevant laws transposing them ”.\n(24) Omit Article 22.\n(25) In the heading to Chapter 4 for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”.\n(26) In Article 23 for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”.\n(27) In Article 24—\n(a) in the heading omit “by the flag Member States ”;\n(b) for “flag Member State” substitute “ fisheries administration ”; and\n(c) in point (b) for “flag Member State” in each place it occurs, substitute “ United Kingdom ”.\n(28) Omit Article 25.\n(29) In the heading to Chapter 5 for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”.\n(30) In Article 26—\n(a) for “Union” in each place it occurs, substitute “ United Kingdom ”;\n(b) in paragraph 4 for “its flag Member State” substitute “ the United Kingdom ”;\n(c) in paragraph 5—\n(i) for “the flag Member State” substitute “ a fisheries administration ”,\n(ii) omit “its”, and\n(iii) for “the CFP” substitute “ Fisheries Rules ”; and\n(d) in paragraph 6—\n(i) for “the flag Member State” substitute “ a fisheries administration ”, and\n(ii) omit the final sentence.\n(31) In Article 27 for “the flag Member State shall” substitute “ a fisheries administration must ”.\n(32) In Article 28—\n(a) in paragraph 1—\n(i) for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”, and\n(ii) omit the second sentence;\n(b) in paragraph 2—\n(i) for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”, and\n(ii) for “their flag Member State” substitute “ a fisheries administration ”; and\n(c) in paragraph 3, for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”.\n(33) In Article 29—\n(a) for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”; and\n(b) for “the flag Member State” substitute “ a fisheries administration ”.\n(34) In Article 30—\n(a) in paragraph 1—\n(i) for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”, and\n(ii) for “its flag Member State” substitute “ a fisheries administration ”;\n(b) in paragraph 2—\n(i) for “flag Member State shall” substitute “ fisheries administration must ”,\n(ii) omit “in accordance with Article 109 of the Control Regulation,”; and\n(c) in paragraph 3, for “the flag Member State” substitute “ a fisheries administration ”.\n(35) In the heading to Title 3 for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”.\n(36) In Article 31, for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”.\n(37) In Article 32—\n(a) in paragraph 1—\n(i) for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”,\n(ii) for “the Commission” substitute “ a fisheries administration ”;\n(b) in paragraph 2—\n(i) for “Union waters” substitute “ United Kingdom waters ”, and\n(ii) for “Union vessels” substitute “ United Kingdom fishing vessels ”; and\n(c) in paragraph 3 for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”.\n(38) In Article 33(1)—\n(a) for “The Commission” substitute “ A fisheries administration ”;\n(b) for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”;\n(c) in point (c) for “Union” substitute “ relevant retained direct EU ”; and\n(d) in point (d) for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”.\n(39) In Article 34—\n(a) in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, for “the Commission” wherever it occurs, substitute “ a fisheries administration ”; and\n(b) in paragraph 3 omit “and the Member States”.\n(40) In Article 35—\n(a) in paragraph 1—\n(i) for “the Commission shall” substitute “ a fisheries administration must ”; and\n(ii) omit “and the Member States”; and\n(b) in paragraph 2—\n(i) for “The Commission” in each place it occurs, substitute “ A fisheries administration ”; and\n(ii) for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”.\n(41) In Article 36—\n(a) in paragraph 1—\n(i) for “the Commission” in the first place it occurs, substitute “ a fisheries administration ”,\n(ii) omit “and the competent inspection authorities of the Member States”, and\n(iii) omit the final sentence; and\n(b) omit paragraph 4.\n(42) Omit Article 37.\n(43) In Article 38—\n(a) in paragraph 1 for “Union” in each place it occurs, substitute “ United Kingdom ”;\n(b) for paragraph 2 substitute—\n“\n2 A third country fishing vessel authorised to fish in United Kingdom waters must send to a fisheries administration the data which United Kingdom fishing vessels are required to send to a fisheries administration under the Control Regulation.”;\n(c) omit paragraph 3;\n(d) in paragraph 4—\n(i) for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”;\n(ii) for “the Commission or the body designated by it” substitute “ a fisheries administration ”;\n(e) in paragraph 5 for “coastal Member State” substitute “ fisheries administration ”.\n(44) Omit Articles 39 to 45.\n(45) Omit Articles 47 and 48.",
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 8(4)(a) inserted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(2), 8(2)(b)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
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      "text": "Word in reg. 8(18)(a) substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(2), 8(2)(b)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
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      "text": "Word in reg. 8(23)(a) substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(2), 8(2)(b)(iii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
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      "text": "Word in reg. 8(27)(a) substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(2), 8(2)(b)(iv); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in reg. 8(41)(a)(i) substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(2), 8(2)(b)(v); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 8 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1"
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