Article 8 Landing of cod
The competent authority for the purposes of paragraph 13 of Annex XVII (advance notice of landing of cod in excess of 1 tonne) is the authority responsible for the control of sea fisheries in the country in which the landing is to take place.
For landings in the United Kingdom the ports, and where applicable the landing locations within them, designated for the purposes of paragraph 14 of Annex XVII (landing of cod in excess of 2 tonnes) are listed in Schedule 2.
Where there is, in respect of—
a relevant British fishing boat, or
a Scottish fishing boat, a Northern Ireland fishing boat or a foreign fishing boat landing in England and Wales,
a failure to comply with, or with a requirement given under, paragraph 13 of Annex XVII, the master, his representative, the owner and the charterer (if any) are guilty of an offence.
A person in charge of—
a relevant British fishing boat which lands cod, or
a foreign fishing boat which lands cod in England and Wales, pursuant to a contravention of paragraph 14 of Annex XVII, as read (so far as concerns landing in the United Kingdom) with paragraph (2) of this article, is guilty of an offence.