Regulation 105 Goods regarded as domestic goods: fishI1
For the purposes of Part 1 of the Act, catch are to be regarded as domestic goods if caught by a British ship whilst fishing beyond territorial waters of a country or territory other than the United Kingdom and are brought to F1Great Britain—
directly by that or another ship; or
after merely landing at a port outside F2Great Britain and the catch are itemised in a travel document issued at that port by the person responsible for the carriage of the catch which specifies the destination and recipients of the catch.
For the purposes of Part 1 of the Act, where a catch caught by a British ship whilst fishing beyond territorial waters of a country or territory other than the United Kingdom is processed on a factory ship which is a British ship operating beyond the territorial waters of a country or territory other than the United Kingdom, goods which are the products of the catch processed are to be regarded as domestic goods if brought to F3Great Britain—
directly by that or another ship; or
after merely landing at a port outside F4Great Britain and the goods are itemised in a travel document issued at that port by the person responsible for the carriage of the goods which specifies the destination and recipients of the goods in Great Britain.
In this regulation—
“British ship” has the meaning given in section 1 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 M1;
“catch” means fish or any other aquatic life which is commonly fished or obtained in maritime waters or on the seabed;
“factory ship” means a vessel providing processing services for the fishing industry.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in reg. 105(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Customs (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1605), regs. 1(1), 37(12)(a)(i); S.I. 2020/1643, reg. 2, Sch.
- F2
Words in reg. 105(1)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Customs (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1605), regs. 1(1), 37(12)(a)(ii); S.I. 2020/1643, reg. 2, Sch.
- F3
Words in reg. 105(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Customs (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1605), regs. 1(1), 37(12)(b)(i); S.I. 2020/1643, reg. 2, Sch.
- F4
Words in reg. 105(2)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Customs (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1605), regs. 1(1), 37(12)(b)(ii); S.I. 2020/1643, reg. 2, Sch.
Marginal citations
- M1
Commencement
- I1
Reg. 105 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1643, reg. 2, Sch.