# The Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Conservation Measures) Order 1997, Schedule 1: MAXIMUM FINES ON SUMMARY CONVICTION [APART FROM FINES RELATED TO VALUE OF FISH]


Column 1 Provision of the Council Regulation
Column 2 Subject matter
Column 3 Amount
1. Article 2
Provisions relating to speciffied gear, mesh sizes and composition of catches
The statutory maximum
2. Article 4
Attachments to nets
The statutory maximum
3. Article 5, in so far as it relates to trans-shipment into a vessel
Disposal of undersized fish
£50,000
4. Article 5, in so far as it relates to retention on board, trans-shipment from a vessel or landing
Disposal of undersized fish, prohibition on landing of lobster tails or claws and restriction on landing scallops
The statutory maximum
5. Article 6, in so far as it relates to trans-shipment into a vessel
Disposal of salmon and sea trout
£50,000
6. Article 6, in so far as it relates to retention on board, trans-shipment from a vessel or landing
Disposal of salmon and sea trout
The statutory maximum
7. Article 7(1)
Prohibition on fishing for herring in specified waters during speciffied times
£50,000
8. Article 7(2)
Prohibition on retaining herring on board
The statutory maximum
9. Article 7(3)–(8)
Prohibition on fishing for herring in specified waters during specified times
£50,000
10. Article 8
Prohibitions on fishing for sprat in specified waters off the west coast off Denmark and in the Skagerrak and Kattegat and off the east coast of the UK and in the Moray Firth and the Firth of Forth
£50,000
11. Article 9(1), as read with Article 9(2) and the first sentence off Article 9(3)
Prohibitions on retaining on board mackerel caught in specified waters in Western English Channel and south-east of Ireland
The statutory maximum
12. Article 9(3), except the first sentence
Notification requirements
The statutory maximum
13. Article 10(1)–(5) and (9)-(12), as read with Article 15 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 390/97(a)
Limitations on use of specified vessels or gear and prohibitions on retaining specified fish on board
The statutory maximum
14. Article 10(15)
Prohibition on fishing with certain gear in specified waters off the coasts of Spain and Portugal
£50,000
15. Article 10(16)
Prohibition on carriage on board of automatic sorting equipment
The statutory maximum
16. Article 10(17)
Prohibition on use of purse seine nets in relation to marine mammals
The statutory maximum
17. Article 10(18)
Prohibition on trawling and purse seining for mackerel sprat or herring in the Skagerrak and Kattegat during specified times
£50,000
18. Article 10(19)
Prohibition on use off purse seine nets for catching tropical tuna in waters underr the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Portugal
£50,000
19. Article 11
Provisions relating to drift nets
The statutory maximum
20. Article 12
Prohibition on the use of drift nets for catching tuna in specified waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Spain and Portugal
£50,000
21. Article 13
Prohibition of processing operations on board
The statutory maximum

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1949/schedule/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sea-fishing-enforcement-of-community-conservation-measures-order-1997/schedule-1
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