The Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Conservation Measures) (Scotland) Order 2000

Articles 2(1) and 4(1)

SCHEDULE COMMUNITY CONSERVATION MEASURES (MAXIMUM FINES ON SUMMARY CONVICTION)

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Community conservation measure	Subject matter	Maximum fine on summary conviction
I. Regulation 894/97
Article 11	Provisions relating to drift nets	The statutory maximum
II. The Council Regulation
1.  Article 4, as read with Articles 5 and 10	Provisions relating to mesh sizes and target species and required catch percentages when using towed gears(1).	The statutory maximum
2.  Article 5.3	Prohibition on transhipment without completing a logbook in accordance with the provisions of Article 6 of Regulation 2847/93.	£50,000
3.  Article 6	Limitation on the maximum number of meshes in certain towed gear.	The statutory maximum
4.  Article 7	Provisions relating to the inclusion and placement of square mesh panels in specified towed gear.	The statutory maximum
5.  Article 8.1 and 8.2, as read with Article 8.3	Limitation on the twine thickness of towed gears.	The statutory maximum
6.  Article 9.1, as read with Article 9.2	Prohibition on the carriage or use of towed gears constructed wholly or in part of netting other than types specified.	The statutory maximum
7.  Article 11, as read with Articles 12 and 13	Limitations on the use or keeping on board of specified fixed gear(2).	The statutory maximum.
8.  Article 14	Requirement to sort catches immediately after removal from nets.	The statutory maximum
9.  Article15	Prohibition on the landing or retention of fish in excess of specified percentages.	The statutory maximum
10.  Article16	Prohibition on devices that obstruct nets.	The statutory maximum
11.  Article 18.3	Prohibition on the retention and landing of lobsters, crawfish and molluscs unless they are whole.	The statutory maximum
12.  Article 18.4	Prohibition on the retention and landing of edible crabs unless they are whole, subject to a maximum percentage for the retention and landing of detached claws.	The statutory maximum
13.  Article 19.1, as read with Articles 17, 18.1 and 18.2, 19.2 and 19.3 and 35	Prohibition on the retention, transhipment, landing, transport, storage, sale, offer for sale and display of undersized fish(3).	The statutory maximum
14.  Article 20.1, as read with Article 20.2 and 20.3	Prohibition on fishing for herring in specified waters during specified times.	£50,000
15.  Article 21.1, as read with Article 21.2	Prohibition on fishing for sprat in specified waters during specified times.	£50,000
16.  Article 22.1, as read with Article 22.2 and 22.3	Prohibition on fishing for mackerel in specified waters during specified times.	£50,000
17.  Article 23.1	Prohibition on fishing for anchovy with, and the retention on board of anchovy caught using, pelagic trawls in ICES Division VIIIc.	£50,000
18.  Article 23.2	Prohibition on the simultaneous carrying on board of pelagic trawls and purse seines and in ICES Division VIIIc .	The statutory maximum
19.  Article 24	Prohibition on fishing for skipjack and bigeye tuna using specified gear, and the retention on board of such species caught using such gear, in specified areas under the jurisdiction of Spain and Portugal.	£50,000
20.  Article 25.1, as read with Article 25.2 and 25.3	Prohibition on retaining on board shrimps caught with specified gear.	£50,000
21.  Article 26.1 as read with Article 26.2	Prohibition on the retention, transhipment, landing, transport, storage, sale, offer for sale and display of salmon and sea trout caught using towed gears or within specified waters.	The statutory maximum
22.  Article 27.1, as read with Article 27.2	Prohibition on the retention on board of Norway pout caught using towed gears in specified waters.	£50,000
23.  Article 28.1	Prohibition on fishing for hake in specified waters during specified times.	£50,000
24.  Article 28.2	Prohibition on the carriage of specified gear in specified waters unless lashed and stowed in accordance with the provisions laid down in Article 20.1 of Regulation 2847/93.	The statutory maximum
25.  Article 29	Restrictions on the fishing for plaice by certain vessels using specified gear in specified waters.	£50,000
26.  Article 30.1	Provisions relating to the use of demersal towed gears.	The statutory maximum
27.  Article 30.2 and 30.3	Prohibition on the use of certain towed gear in specified waters off the north-east coast of the United Kingdom and in ICES areas Vb and VI. Prohibition on the carriage of certain towed gears in specified waters unless lashed and stowed in accordance with the provisions laid down in Article 20(1) of Regulation 2847/93	The statutory maximum
28.  Article 31.1 and 31.2, as read with Article 41	Prohibition on the use of explosives, stupefying substances or electric current for fishing. Prohibition on the sale, display or offer for sale of any marine organisms caught using methods incorporating the use of any kind of projectile.	The statutory maximum
29.  Article 32.1, as read with Article 32.2 and 32.3	Provisions relating to the use of automatic grading equipment.	The statutory maximum
30.  Article 33.1, as read with Article 33.2 and 33.3	Prohibition on the encirclement of marine mammals with purse seines(4).	The statutory maximum
31.  Article 34	Restrictions on the use of beam trawls within 12 miles of the coasts of the United Kingdom and Ireland.	The statutory maximum
32.  Article 35	Limitations on retention on board, transhipment, storage, transport, display or offer for sale of undersized organisms caught in the Skagerrak and Kattegat.	£50,000
33.  Article 36	Prohibition on the landing, retention on board, transhipment, storage, transport, sale, display or offer for sale of salmon and sea trout caught within any part of the Skagerrak and Kattegat situated outside the four-mile limit measured from thebaselines of Member States.	£50,000
34.  Article 37.1, as read with Article 37.2	Limitations on the use of certain trawls within 3 miles of the baselines in the Skagerrak and Kattegat between 1 July and 15 September.	£50,000
35.  Article 38	Prohibition on the retention on board of herring, mackerel and sprat caught using purse seines or trawls between specified times in the Skagerrak or Kattegat.	£50,000
36.  Article 39	Prohibition on the use of beam trawls in the Kattegat.	£50,000
37.  Article 40	Prohibition, during the periods and in the areas referred to in Articles 37, 38 and 39 of the Council Regulation where trawls or beam trawls may not be used, on carrying on board such nets unless they are lashed and stowed in accordance with the provisions laid down in Article 20(1) of Regulation 2847/93.	The statutory maximum
38.  Article 42.1, as read with Article 42.2	Prohibition on the physical or chemical processing, or transhipment for processing, of fish (except offal) on board a fishing vessel to produce fish-meal, fish-oil, or similar products.	The statutory maximum

(1)

Provisions relating to the Skaggerak and Kattegat subject to Council Regulation 2742/99 (O.J. No. L431, 13.12.99, p.1), Article 9 and Annex V, paragraph 8 during 2000.

(2)

Provisions in relation to sole subject to Council Regulation 2742/99 (O.J. No. L431, 13.12.99, p.1), Article 9 and Annex V, paragraph 6 during 2000.

(3)

Prohibitions in relation to plaice subject to Council Regulation 2742/99 (O.J. No. L431, 13.12.99, p.1), Article 9 and Annex V, paragraph 9 during 2000.

(4)

Prohibition subject to Council Regulation 2742/99 (O.J. No. L431, 13.12.99, p.1), Article 9 and Annex V, paragraph 7.