Amendment of the Sea Fishing (Licences and Notices) (Scotland) Regulations 2011
2.—(1) The Sea Fishing (Licences and Notices) (Scotland) Regulations 2011(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 1 (citation, commencement, extent and application)—
(a)for paragraph (2) substitute—
“(2) These Regulations extend to Scotland.”,
(b)for paragraph (3) substitute—
“(3) These Regulations apply to—
(a)licences granted under section 4 of the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967 (licensing of fishing boats) in respect of Scottish fishing boats,
(b)licences granted under section 4 of that Act in respect of foreign fishing boats, and
(c)licences granted under section 4A of that Act (licensing of vessels receiving trans-shipped fish) in respect of Scottish fishing boats or foreign fishing boats.”.
(3) In regulation 2 (interpretation)—
(a)for the definition of “licence” substitute—
““licence” means a licence to which these regulations apply (see regulation 1(3));”,
(b)in the definition of “nominee” omit “Scottish”,
(c)in the definition of “Scottish fishing boat” omit “, and in respect of which the Scottish Ministers may grant or have granted a licence”, and
(d)for the definition of “sea fishing licence” substitute—
““sea fishing licence” means a licence to which these regulations apply by virtue of regulation 1(3)(a) or (b).”.
(4) In regulation 3 (communication of licences and notices)—
(a)in paragraph (1)—
(i)in the opening words, for “Scottish fishing boat” substitute “fishing boat”,
(ii)in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b), after “charterer or” insert “, in the case of a Scottish fishing boat,”,
(b)in paragraph (2)—
(i)in sub-paragraph (a), at the beginning, insert “in the case of a Scottish fishing boat”,
(ii)in sub-paragraph (b), omit “Scottish”,
(c)in paragraphs (3) and (4), omit “Scottish”.
(5) In regulation 4 (delivery of licences and giving of notices), in paragraph (3), for “a nominee’s” substitute “an”.