# The Common Fisheries Policy and Aquaculture (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, Regulation 20: Council Regulation (EC) No 894/97 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources


(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 894/97 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources is amended as follows.
(2) In Article 11a omit paragraphs 3 and 4.
(3) In Article 11b—
(a) in paragraph 3 for “the Member State” substitute “a fisheries administration”;
(b) in paragraph 4—
(i) for “Member State shall” substitute “fisheries administration must”, and
(ii) for “in the Member State” substitute “of the fisheries administration”;
(c) for paragraph 5 substitute—
“5. A United Kingdom fishing vessel using one or more drift nets referred to in paragraph 1 must keep on board the prior authorisation to fish issued by the competent authorities of a fisheries administration.”; and
(d) in paragraph 6 omit “in accordance with Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93”.
(4) For Article 11c substitute—
“Article 11c
Articles 11, 11a and 11b apply in United Kingdom waters and, outside those waters, to all United Kingdom fishing vessels.”.
(5) Omit Articles 18 to 20.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2019/9780111181171/regulation/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-common-fisheries-policy-and-aquaculture-amendment-etc-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-20
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