Article 7 Fishing authorisation

United Kingdom

A F1F2United Kingdom fishing vessel operating in United Kingdom waters shall be authorised to carry out specific fishing activities only insofar as they are indicated in a valid fishing authorisation when the fisheries or fishing zones where the activities are authorised are subject to:

(a)

a fishing effort regime;

(b)

a multiannual plan;

(c)

a fishing restricted area;

(d)

fishing for scientific purposes;

(e)

other cases laid down in F3relevant F4assimilated direct legislation.

F52.

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F63.

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A fishing authorisation shall not be issued if the fishing vessel concerned does not have a fishing licence obtained in accordance with Article 6 or if its fishing licence has been suspended or withdrawn. A fishing authorisation shall be automatically withdrawn where the fishing licence corresponding to the vessel has been withdrawn permanently. It shall be suspended where the fishing licence has been suspended temporarily.

F75.

A fisheries administration may make regulations specifying detailed rules for the application of this Article.

Annotations

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.
F2: Words in Art. 7(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 4(9)(a)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3: Words in Art. 7(1)(e) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 4(9)(a)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4: Words in Art. 7(1)(e) substituted (27.2.2025) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/82), reg. 1(2), Sch. 15 para. 89(2)(b)
F5: Art. 7(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(9)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F6: Art. 7(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 4(9)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F7: Art. 7(5) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Aquaculture (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/753), regs. 1, 27(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)