# Fisheries Act 2020, Paragraph 8


(1) The Shrimp Fishing Nets Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/2870) is amended as follows.
(2) In article 1, omit paragraph (2) (application).
(3) In article 2 (interpretation)—
(a) omit the definition of “British fishing boat”;
(b) at the appropriate place insert—
““regulated fishing boat” means—
(a) a fishing boat which is registered in the United Kingdom or is British-owned, or
(b) a foreign fishing boat;”.
(4) In article 3 (prohibition on fishing for shrimps without a separator trawl or sorting grid)—
(a) in paragraph (1), for “British fishing boat” substitute “ regulated fishing boat ”;
(b) after paragraph (2) insert—
“(3) The prohibition in this article does not apply to—
(a) a fishing boat in the territorial sea adjacent to Wales,
(b) a Scottish fishing boat either in the Scottish zone or outside British fishery limits,
(c) a Northern Ireland fishing boat either in the Northern Ireland zone or outside British fishery limits, or
(d) a foreign fishing boat outside British fishery limits.”
(5) In article 4 (powers of British sea-fishery officers), in paragraph (1), for “in relation to any British fishing boat to which this Order applies” substitute
“—
(a) in relation to a regulated fishing boat that is not a Scottish fishing boat or a foreign fishing boat, wherever it may be; and
(b) in relation to any other regulated fishing boat, in any waters adjacent to the United Kingdom and within relevant British fishery limits.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/22/schedule/2/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fisheries-act-2020/schedule-2/paragraph-8
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