# The Sea Fishing (Licences and Notices) Regulations 1994, Regulation 3: Granting of licences and giving of notices

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) A licence or a notice communicated personally shall be treated as granted or given immediately it is communicated.
(2) Subject to paragraph (5) hereof, a licence or a notice communicated by post shall be treated as granted or given 48 hours after the end of the day on which it was posted.
(3) A licence , other than a temporary foreign vessel licence, or a notice communicated by leaving it at an address or place of business or in the hands of a person there or by transmission by electronic means shall be treated as granted or given 24 hours after the time of such communication.
(3A) In relation to a licence or notice transmitted by electronic means at any time during January 2021, the reference in paragraph (3) to 24 hours is to be read as a reference to one hour.
(3B) A notice communicated in accordance with regulation 2(2)(b) (publication on website) shall be treated as given immediately it is published in accordance with that provision.
(3C) A temporary foreign vessel licence communicated in accordance with regulation 2(2B) shall be treated as granted immediately it is published in accordance with that provision.
(4) A notice communicated in accordance with regulation 2(3) hereof shall be treated as given at the end of the day on which it is published.
(5) Where a licence or a notice–
(a) is communicated by post, and
(b) would be treated as granted or given, in accordance with this regulation, on a Sunday or any day which in the place where it is granted or given is a bank holiday within the meaning of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 or, in Scotland, is a local holiday,
the licence or notice shall instead be treated as granted or given at the end of the next day following which is not a bank holiday or, in Scotland, a local holiday, in that place.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/2813/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sea-fishing-licences-and-notices-regulations-1994/regulation-3
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