The Sea Fishing (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019
S.I. 2019/1284 · Made 26 September 2019
Sea Fisheries
Conservation Of Sea Fish
Made 26th September 2019
Laid before Parliament 30th September 2019
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
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 1972f1 (“the 1972 Act”).
The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the 1972 Act in relation to the common agricultural policyf2.
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.
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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1972 c. 68; section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) and Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7). Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 and was amended by Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 and by S.I. 2007/1388. The European Communities Act 1972 is prospectively repealed by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16), section 1 from exit day (see section 20 of that Act). Under section 57(1) of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), despite the transfer to Scottish Ministers of functions in relation to implementing obligations under EU law in relation to devolved matters, the Secretary of State retains power to exercise such functions as regards Scotland. Under paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32), despite the transfer to the Welsh ministers of functions in relation to implementing obligations under EU law in relation to devolved matters, the Secretary of State retains power to exercise such functions in relation to Wales.
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S.I. 1972/1811, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations. It is prospectively repealed by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, section 1 from exit day (see section 20 of that Act). The designation in relation to the common agricultural policy extends to the common fisheries policy under Article 38(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (OJ No. C 326, 26.10.2012, p.62). Functions exercisable by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State acting jointly were transferred to the Secretary of State by S.I. 2002/794.
Contents
- 1Citation and commencement
- 2The Scallop Fishing (England) Order 2012
- 3The Sea Fishing (Enforcement) Regulations 2018
- Signature
- Schedule New Table
- Explanatory note
1Citation and commencement
These Regulations may be cited as the Sea Fishing (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 and come into force 21 days after the day on which the Regulations are laid.
2The Scallop Fishing (England) Order 2012
In article 5(3) of the Scallop Fishing (England) Order 2012f1, for the words from “Annex XIII to” to the end, substitute “Annex 4 to Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conservation of fisheries resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measuresf2”.
3The Sea Fishing (Enforcement) Regulations 2018
For the table in the Schedule to the Sea Fishing (Enforcement) Regulations 2018f1, substitute the table in the Schedule to these Regulations.
Signature
George Eustice
Minister of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
26th September 2019
New Table
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Provision Subject matter Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3440/84 on the attachment of devices to trawls, Danish seines and similar netsf1 Articles 4 to 15 Restrictions on the use of devices attached to nets Commission Regulation (EC) No 2056/2001 establishing additional technical measures for the recovery of stocks of cod in the North Sea and to the west of the coast of Scotlandf2 Article 4 Requirements relating to demersal towed nets and to catch composition Article 5 Prohibition of the use of certain demersal towed nets and the carrying on board and use of certain beam trawls Article 6 Prohibition of the use of certain beam trawls in specified areas Article 7 Prohibition of the retention on board of cod in excess of a specified percentage by weight and caught by specified fixed gear Article 8 Prohibition of the use of certain demersal towed nets in specified areas Article 9a Requirements on the landing of catches Commission Regulation (EC) No 494/2002 establishing additional technical measures for the recovery of the stock of hake in ICES sub-areas III, IV, V, VI, and VII and ICES divisions VIII a, b, d, ef3 Article 2 Prohibition on the retention on board of hake in excess of specified percentages of the total catch Article 3 Prohibition of the use of certain towed nets within specified areas, and prohibition of the use of certain other towed nets Article 4 Prohibition of the use of certain beam trawls within specified areas Council Regulation (EC) No 1185/2003 on the removal of fins of sharks on board vesselsf4 Article 3 Prohibition of the removal or retention on board, or transhipment, landing, purchase, offer for sale or sale of shark fins Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policyf5 Article 8 Restrictions on the marking of fishing gears Article 20 Prohibition of transhipment at sea Article 42 Restrictions on transhipment in port by vessels engaged in fisheries subject to a multiannual plan Article 44 Requirements on the stowage of demersal catches subject to multiannual plans Article 47 Restrictions on carriage of fishing gear of multiple types Article 48 Requirements relating to the retrieval of fishing gear lost at sea Article 49a Requirements on the stowage of catches below the minimum conservation reference size Article 49c Requirements on the landing of catches below the minimum conservation reference size Article 54a Prohibition of the processing on board, or transhipment for processing, of fish (except for the processing or transhipment of offal or the production of surimi) to produce fish-meal, fish-oil, or similar products Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Common Fisheries Policyf6 Article 15(12) Prohibition on retaining catches of species not subject to the landing obligation in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 which are below the minimum conservation reference sizef7 Regulation (EU) 2016/1627 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a multiannual recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterraneanf8 Article 19(1) Prohibition of sport and recreational fishing of bluefin tuna without an authorisation issued by the Member State Council Regulation (EU) 2019/124 fixing for 2019 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union watersf9 Articles 10(1), (2) and (3) Prohibition in specified waters of the fishing (including by commercial fisheries from shore) for European sea bass and of the retention, transhipment, relocation or landing of European sea bass caught in certain areas, subject to derogations setting catch limits in specified waters for certain fishing vessels with previously recorded catches of European sea bass using specified gear Article 10(4) Restrictions in specified waters on the recreational fishing (including from shore) of European sea bass and the prohibition of the retention, relocation, transhipment or landing of European sea bass caught in certain areas Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conservation of fisheries resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures Article 7 Prohibition of the use of specified gear and fishing methods Article 8(2) Prohibition of the transhipment, and restrictions on the retention on board or landing, of marine organisms when dredges are carried on board Article 8(3) Requirements relating to the mesh sizes of towed gear where more than one net is towed simultaneously by one or more fishing vessels Article 8(4) Prohibition of the use of devices (other than specified devices) that obstruct or diminish the mesh size of the codend or any part of a towed gear, or the carrying on board of devices specifically designed for that purpose Article 9(1), (2) and (4) Restrictions on the use of static nets and driftnets Article 10(1) and (2) Prohibition of the catching, retention on board, transhipment, landing, storage, sale, display or offer for sale of specified fish and shellfish species Article 13(4) Requirements relating to the retention on board and landing whole of specified species for which a minimum conservation reference size is established in Annexes 5, 6 or 7 ”
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations make miscellaneous amendments to legislation in the field of sea fisheries and sea fish conservation to reflect the repeal, amendment and replacement of certain EU instruments relating to fisheries conservation and to amend out of date references to such instruments.
Regulation 2 makes a minor amendment to the Scallop Fishing (England) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2283) to replace an out of date reference to Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 (OJ No. L 125, 27.4.1998, p.1).
Regulation 3 replaces the table in the Schedule to the Sea Fishing (Enforcement) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/849) which specifies the EU fisheries conservation measures in relation to which inshore fisheries and conservation officers have the enforcement powers in section 166(3) of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c. 23). The replacement table reflects the repeal of a number of EU instruments, the amendment of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 (OJ No L 343, 22.12.2009, p.1) and the coming into force of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ No. L 198, 25.7.2019, p.105).
An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private or voluntary sector is foreseen.