The Sea Fishing (EU Recording and Reporting Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2011

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Sea Fishing (EU Recording and Reporting Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2011 and comes into force on 7th March 2011.

Amendment of the Sea Fishing (EU Recording and Reporting Requirements) (Scotland) Order 2010

2.  The Sea Fishing (EU Recording and Reporting Requirements) (Scotland) Order 2010(1) is amended in accordance with articles 3 to 7.

Amendment of article 3 (competent authority and methods of reporting)

3.  In article 3(2)(b)(ii), for “Article 5(1) and (4) of Regulation 1077/2008” substitute “Articles 63 and 67 of the Control Regulation”(2).

Amendment of article 4 (register of fish buyers and sellers with the prescribed annual financial turnover)

4.  In article 4—

(a) in paragraph (1), after “Article 2(1) of Regulation 1077/2008” insert “(in which references to “EUR 400,000” are to be read as “EUR 200,000” for the purposes of Articles 63 and 67 of the Control Regulation)”; and

(b) in paragraph (3), for “€400,000” substitute “€200,000”.

Amendment of article 5 (EU recording and reporting requirements)

5.  In article 5(3), for “Articles 62 and 66” substitute “Articles 62, 63, 66 and 67”.

Amendment of article 15 (admissibility in evidence of logbooks and other documents)

6.  In article 15(1), for sub-paragraphs (d) to (f) substitute—

“(d) sales note submitted under Article 62, or sent under Article 63, of the Control Regulation;

(e) declaration submitted under Article 66, or sent under Article 67, of the Control Regulation;

(f) document drawn up under Article 68 of the Control Regulation; or”.

Amendment of Schedule 1 (EU recording and reporting requirements, contravention of which constitutes an offence)

7.  In Schedule 1—

(a) after entry 1(h) (relating to Article 62(5) of the Control Regulation), insert entry (ha) set out in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to this Order;

(b) after entry 1(i) (relating to Article 66(1) and (3) of the Control Regulation), insert entries (j) and (k) set out in Part 2 of Schedule 1 to this Order;

(c) omit entries 2(a) and (b) (relating to Article 5(1) and (4) of Regulation 1077/2008); and

(d) omit entry 3(d) (relating to Article 13 of Regulation 2847/93).

Amendment of other sea fishing Orders

8.  The amendments specified in Schedule 2 have effect.

RICHARD LOCHHEAD

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

2nd February 2011