Article 9 Prior notification of landing, discharge or transhipment

The person in charge of a British or foreign fishing boat to which Article 11 of Regulation 423/04 applies, which enters a port in England 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 a British or foreign fishing boat landing at a port in England, require that the discharge referred to in Article 11(2) of Regulation 423/04 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 a British or foreign fishing boat to which Article 11(3) of Regulation 423/04 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 Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is the person to whom that information is to be provided.