# The Tope (Prohibition of Fishing) Order 2008, Article 2: Application

Extent: E+W+S+NI

(1) Subject to the provisions of this article, this Order applies within British fishery limits.
(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3) Articles 3 and 4 do not apply in the Northern Ireland zone, the Scottish zone, Wales or the territorial sea adjacent to the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man.
(4) In paragraph (3)—
(a) “the Northern Ireland zone” has the meaning given by section 98 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998;
(b) “the Scottish zone” has the meaning given by section 126(1) of the Scotland Act 1998; and
(c) “Wales” has the meaning given by section 158(1) of the Government of Wales Act 2006.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/691/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/tope-prohibition-of-fishing-order-2008/article-2
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