1.A fisheries administration may, by regulations, adopt the measures specified in paragraph 3 in respect of a country allowing non-sustainable fishing.
2.Subject to paragraph 4, the Secretary of State may, by regulations, adopt the measures specified in paragraph 3 in respect of a country allowing non-sustainable fishing.
3.The measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 are—
(a)identifying that country as a country allowing non-sustainable fishing;
(b)identifying, where necessary, the specific vessels or fleets of that country to which certain measures are to apply;
(c)imposing quantitative restrictions on importations of fish from the stock of common interest that have been caught under the control of that country and on importations of fishery products made of or containing such fish;
(d)imposing quantitative restrictions on importations of fish of any associated species, and fishery products made of or containing such fish, when caught while conducting fisheries on the stock of common interest under the control of that country; any regulations made under the powers in paragraphs 1 and 2 adopting this measure must determine the species and their catches falling within the scope of the measure;
(e)imposing restrictions on the use of United Kingdom ports by vessels flying the flag of that country that fish the stock of common interest and/or associated species and by vessels transporting fish and fishery products stemming from the stock of common interest and/or associated species that have been caught either by vessels flying the flag of that country or by vessels authorised by it while flying another flag; such restrictions must not be applied in cases of force majeure or distress within the meaning of Article 18 of the UNCLOS for services strictly necessary to remedy those situations;
(f)prohibiting the purchase by United Kingdom economic operators of a fishing vessel flying the flag of that country;
(g)prohibiting the reflagging of United Kingdom fishing vessels to the flag of that country;
(h)prohibiting the chartering of United Kingdom fishing vessels to economic operators of that country;
(i)prohibiting the exportation to that country of United Kingdom fishing vessels or of fishing equipment and supplies needed to fish on the stock of common interest;
(j)prohibiting the conclusion of private trade arrangements between United Kingdom economic operators and that country that enable a United Kingdom fishing vessel to use fishing opportunities of that country;
(k)prohibiting joint fishing operations involving United Kingdom fishing vessels and fishing vessels flying the flag of that country.
4.Where the exercise of the power to make regulations under paragraph 1 would be outside the jurisdiction of the Secretary of State under Article 1(7) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, before making such regulations under the power in paragraph 2 the Secretary of State must obtain the consent of—
(a)the Scottish Ministers, to the extent that the exercise of the power would be within their jurisdiction under Article 1(3) of that Regulation;
(b)the Welsh Ministers, to the extent that the exercise of the power would be within their jurisdiction under Article 1(4) of that Regulation;
(c)the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, in Northern Ireland, to the extent that the exercise of the power would be within its jurisdiction under Article 1(5) of that Regulation.]
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