Article 19E Power to vary, suspend or revoke PermitsF1

A relevant permitting authority may from time to time—

(a)

vary a Permit it has granted so as to alter the authority the Permit confers;

(b)

add, remove or vary a condition attached to a Permit it has granted.

A relevant permitting authority may suspend or revoke a Permit it has granted if the authority considers this to be—

(a)

necessary or expedient in relation to—

(i)

the conservation or welfare of sea fish, mammals, birds, the marine environment or ecosystem,

(ii)

the catch quota for bluefin tuna, or

(iii)

the regulation of bluefin tuna fishing, or

(b)

appropriate where the fishing boat named in the Permit has changed ownership or been involved in an offence, or suspected offence, under this Regulation.

Where a relevant permitting authority varies, suspends or revokes a Permit it has granted, or adds, removes or varies a condition attached to such a Permit, it must do so by notice in accordance with Article 19F.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Ch. 4 substituted (7.6.2024) by The Sea Fisheries (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/655), regs. 1(1), 2(2)