The Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Quota and Third Country Fishing Measures) (Scotland) Order 2005

Articles 2(1) and (4), 6(1) and 7(2)

SCHEDULE 1COMMUNITY QUOTA MEASURES (MAXIMUM FINES ON SUMMARY CONVICTION)

Column 1Column 2Column 3
Provision of the Council RegulationSubject matterMaximum fine on summary conviction

1  Article 8.1, in so far as that paragraph relates to retaining on board or landing

Prohibitions on retaining on board or landing catches from stocks for which total allowable catches or quotas are fixed and have been exhausted.£50,000

2.  Article 8.1, in so far as that paragraph relates to catch composition or sorting

Prohibitions in certain circumstances on retaining on board or landing catches having a certain composition or which have not been sorted.The statutory maximum

3.  Article 8.3

Prohibition on landing catches which are unsorted and contain herring when fishing opportunities of a Member State are exhausted in Sub-areas II(EC waters), III, IV and subdivision VIId.£50,000

4.  Article 9

Prohibition of fishing by Community vessels in certain Norwegian waters.£50,000

5.  Article 10 and Annex II, paragraphs 1 and 2

Prohibition on landing unsorted catches in harbours where adequate sampling systems are not in place.The statutory maximum

6.  Article 11 as read with–

(a)paragraph 5 of Annex III

Prohibition on fishing for cod in the Baltic Sea in the areas defined in paragraph 5 of Annex III.£50,000

(b)paragraph 8 of Annex III and Appendix 3

Requirements as to mesh sizes and by-catches in the Skagerrak and Kattegat.The statutory maximum

(c)paragraph 10 of Annex III

Prohibition on the landing or retention on board of herring caught in Area IIa (EC waters).The statutory maximum

(d)Paragraph 12 of Annex III

Prohibition on fishing activity in certain waters off the West of Scotland until 31st December 2005.£50,000

(e)paragraph 13 of Annex III

Prohibition on landing or retaining on board sandeels caught in certain waters.£50,000

(f)paragraph 14 of Annex III

Prohibition on fishing (except with longlines) in the Haddock Box.£50,000