Article 1 Title, commencement, extent and application

This Order may be cited as the Sea Fishing (Restriction on Days at Sea) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 19th February 2004.

Subject to paragraph (3) this Order shall not form part of the law of Scotland or Northern Ireland or apply in Wales.

Nothing in paragraph (2) shall be treated as prejudicing the effect of section 30(2A) of the Fisheries Act 1981 in relation to, or for purposes incidental to, any provision which creates an offence.

This Order does not apply to any fishing boat which is less than 10 metres in length as set out in point 1 of Annex V.