Article 4 Prior Notification

The person in charge of any fishing boat to which Article 8 of Regulation 811/04 applies, which enters a port in Wales without providing the information called for by that Article, is guilty of an offence.

A British sea-fishery officer may, by written or oral direction to the person in charge of any fishing boat to which Article 8(2) of Regulation 811/04 applies and which is landing at a port in Wales, require that the discharge referred to in Article 8(2) of Regulation 811/04 does not commence until authorised by a British sea-fishery officer.

The person in charge of a fishing boat from which a discharge is made in contravention of any requirement under paragraph (2) is guilty of an offence.

The person in charge of any fishing boat to which Article 8(3) of Regulation 811/04 applies who fails to provide information as required by that Article is guilty of an offence.

For the purposes of paragraph (1) and (4), the information is to be provided to the National Assembly for Wales.