# The Sea Fishing (Enforcement) Regulations 2018, Introduction: Introductory text


Sea Fisheries
Made 11th July 2018
Laid before Parliament 16th July 2018
Coming into force 20th August 2018
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972 (“the 1972 Act”).
The Secretary of State is designated for the purposes of the 1972 Act in relation to the common agricultural policy .
These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the 1972 Act and it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for the references to Articles of the EU instruments listed in the Schedule to these Regulations to be construed as a reference to those Articles as amended from time to time.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/849/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sea-fishing-enforcement-regulations-2018/introduction
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