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Article 50 Control of fishing restricted areas

United Kingdom

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1.

Fishing activities of F1United Kingdom fishing vessels and third country fishing vessels in fishing zones F2within United Kingdom waters where a fishing restricted area has been established F3... shall be controlled by the fisheries monitoring centre of F4a fisheries administration, which shall have a system to detect and record the vessels’ entry into, transit through and exit from the fishing restricted areas.

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3.

The frequency of data transmissions shall be of at least once every 30 minutes when a fishing vessel enters a fishing restricted area.

4.

Transit through a fishing restricted area is allowed for all fishing vessels that are not authorised to fish in such areas subject to the following conditions:

(a)

all gears carried on board are lashed and stowed during the transit; and

(b)

the speed during transit is not less than six knots except in case of force majeure or adverse conditions. In such cases, the master shall immediately inform the fisheries monitoring centre of F6a fisheries administration.

5.

This Article shall apply to F7United Kingdom fishing vessels and third country fishing vessels of 12 metres’ length overall or more.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in Art. 50(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 4(50)(a)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F2

Words in Art. 50(1) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 4(50)(a)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F3

Words in Art. 50(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 4(50)(a)(iii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F4

Words in Art. 50(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 4(50)(a)(iv); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F5

Art. 50(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 4(50)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F6

Words in Art. 50(4)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 4(50)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F7

Words in Art. 50(5) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 4(50)(d); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Notes on the whole EU Regulation

Textual amendments

F1

Substituted by Regulation (EU) 2015/812 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 amending Council Regulations (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 2187/2005, (EC) No 1967/2006, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 254/2002, (EC) No 2347/2002 and (EC) No 1224/2009, and Regulations (EU) No 1379/2013 and (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards the landing obligation, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1434/98.