Fisheries Act 2020

Sea Fish Licensing (Time at Sea) (Principles) Order 1993

14 (1) The Sea Fish Licensing (Time at Sea) (Principles) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/1196) is amended as follows.

(2) Article 2 (interpretation) is amended in accordance with sub-paragraphs (3) and (4).

(3) In paragraph (1)—

(a) in the definition of “the Act”, for “Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967” substitute “Fisheries Act 2020”;

(b) for the definition of “the appropriate Minister” substitute—

• ““the sea fish licensing authority” means—

  (a)

  in relation to a Scottish fishing boat, the Scottish Ministers;

  (b)

  in relation to a Welsh fishing boat, the Welsh Ministers;

  (c)

  in relation to a Northern Ireland fishing boat, the Northern Ireland department;

  (d)

  in relation to any other British fishing boat, the Marine Management Organisation;”;

(c) in the definition of “compulsory returns”, in both places, for “appropriate Minister” substitute “sea fish licensing authority”;

(d) in the definition of “licence”, for “section 4” substitute “section 15 or 17”;

(e) in the definition of “principles”, for “section 20(5B) of” substitute “paragraph 7(7) of Schedule 3 to”;

(f) in the definition of “time at sea condition”, for “section 4(6)(c) of” substitute “paragraph 1(2)(c) of Schedule 3 to”;

(g) in the definition of “voluntary returns”, for “appropriate Minister” substitute “sea fish licensing authority”.

(4) In paragraph (2)(c), for “the Act” substitute “the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967”.

(5) In Article 3 (principles), for “on which the time which vessels may spend at sea is to be arrived at for the purposes of” substitute “that are to be applied by the sea fish licensing authority in exercising its functions in relation to”.