Regulation 6 Exports
Any person who exports live eels from England or Wales must—
record where and the date on which the eels were obtained, including the name of the aquaculture production business, the food business or the eel river basin in which the eels were caught (as the case may be) and, in the case of eels obtained from an eel river basin, the name and fishing licence identification number of the person who caught the eels;
be satisfied that eels obtained from an eel river basin are caught in a manner consistent with the eel management plan prepared for that eel river basin; F1...
prepare, sign and date a certificate to that effect F2;
ensure that the eels they export are accompanied by a copy of the certificate prepared under sub-paragraph (c); and
retain all certificates prepared under this paragraph for 12 months from the date of the certificate and allow the Agency F3, where those certificates are retained in England, or the NRBW, where those certificates are retained in Wales, to inspect those certificates at any reasonable time.
Failure to comply with paragraph (1) is an offence.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Word in reg. 6(1) omitted (3.1.2012) by virtue of The Eels (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2976), regs. 1(b), 2(2)(a)
- F2
Reg. 6(1)(d)(e) added (3.1.2012) by The Eels (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2976), regs. 1(b), 2(2)(b)
- F3
Words in reg. 6(1)(e) inserted (1.4.2013) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/755), art. 1(2), Sch. 4 para. 357 (with Sch. 7)
- F4
Words in reg. 6(2) substituted (3.1.2012) by The Eels (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2976), regs. 1(b), 2(3)
Marginal citations
- M1
Eel management plans, for illustrative purposes only, can be accessed on http://www.defra.gov.uk/foodfarm/fisheries/freshwater/fishman.htm#emp but the version deposited at the offices of the Secretary of State is the definitive version.