# The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2024 S.I. 2024/231 · made 27 February 2024 These Regulations make amendments to assimilated law in the field of sea fisheries. Made under: Fisheries Act 2020 (Section 36) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/sea-fisheries-amendment-regulations-2024/pdf/uksi_20240231_en.pdf; UK Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/sea-fisheries-amendment-regulations-2024/pdf/uksiem_20240231_en_001.pdf ## Introductory text Sea Fisheries Made 27th February 2024 Laid before Parliament 28th February 2024 Coming into force 6th April 2024 The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 4(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a Union framework for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific advice regarding the common fisheries policy (“Regulation 2017/1004”) and now vested in the Secretary of State, and by section 36(1)(b) and (c) of the Fisheries Act 2020 (“the 2020 Act”), makes the following Regulations. In accordance with section 41(1) of the 2020 Act, the Secretary of State has consulted the Scottish Ministers, the Welsh Ministers, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland and such other persons likely to be affected by the measures made under section 36(1)(b) and (c) of the 2020 Act contained in these Regulations as the Secretary of State considers appropriate. In accordance with Article 4(3) of Regulation 2017/1004 and section 40(1) to (3) of the 2020 Act, the Secretary of State has, where necessary, obtained the consent of the Scottish Ministers, the Welsh Ministers and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland to the making of these Regulations. ## 1 Citation, commencement and extent These Regulations may be cited as the Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2024 and come into force on 6th April 2024. (1) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. ## 2 Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/909 establishing the list of mandatory research surveys and thresholds for the purposes of the multiannual Union programme for the collection and management of data in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/909 establishing the list of mandatory research surveys and thresholds for the purposes of the multiannual Union programme for the collection and management of data in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors is amended as follows. (1) In Article 1, for “2024” substitute “2026”. ## 3 Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/910 establishing the multiannual Union programme for the collection and management of biological, environmental, technical and socioeconomic data in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/910 establishing the multiannual Union programme for the collection and management of biological, environmental, technical and socioeconomic data in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors is amended as follows. (1) In Article 1, for “2024” substitute “2026”. ## 4 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1393/2014 establishing a discard plan for certain pelagic fisheries in north-western waters Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1393/2014 establishing a discard plan for certain pelagic fisheries in north-western waters is amended as follows. (1) Omit Article 5 (expiry). ## 5 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1395/2014 establishing a discard plan for certain small pelagic fisheries and fisheries for industrial purposes in the North Sea Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1395/2014 establishing a discard plan for certain small pelagic fisheries and fisheries for industrial purposes in the North Sea is amended as follows. (1) Omit Article 5 (expiry). ## 6 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2238 specifying details of implementation of the landing obligation for certain demersal fisheries in the North Sea for the period 2020-2021 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2238 specifying details of implementation of the landing obligation for certain demersal fisheries in the North Sea for the period 2020-2021 is amended as follows. (1) Omit Article 14 (expiry). ## 7 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2239 specifying details of the landing obligation for certain demersal fisheries in North-Western waters for the period 2020-2021 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2239 specifying details of the landing obligation for certain demersal fisheries in North-Western waters for the period 2020-2021 is amended as follows. (1) Omit Article 13 (expiry). ## Signature Mark Spencer Minister of State Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 27th February 2024 ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations make amendments to assimilated law in the field of sea fisheries. Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/909 and Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/910 together set out the multiannual programme for the collection and management of fisheries data. Regulations 2 and 3 amend those Decisions and extend their application to the end of 2026. The ‘landing obligation’ (the requirement to land catches of certain fish stocks and count them against quota) is contained in Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and there are four additional assimilated Regulations which specify exemptions from the landing obligation known as the ‘discard plans’. The discard plans are set out in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1393/2014, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1395/2014, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2238, and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2239. Regulations 4 to 7 amend the discard plans to remove the expiry date of 31 December 2024 for the exemptions. An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the public, private or voluntary sector is foreseen. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/231 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sea-fisheries-amendment-regulations-2024 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.