Regulation (EU) 2016/1627 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

[F1 Article 19F U.K. Permits and notices

1. A Permit granted under Article 19D must be given to the appropriate recipient by—

(a) transmitting it by means of electronic communication,

(b) posting it to the appropriate recipient at their address or place of business,

(c) personally delivering it to the appropriate recipient, or

(d) leaving it at the appropriate recipient’s address or place of business, or in the hands of a person there.

2. A notice must be given to the appropriate recipient by—

(a) any of the methods specified in paragraph 1, or

(b) publishing the notice on a website, the address of which is specified in the Permit to which the notice relates.

3. A Permit or notice is deemed given—

(a) where the Permit or notice is transmitted by means of electronic communication in accordance with the relevant permitting authority’s records, 24 hours after the time of transmission;

(b) where the Permit or notice is posted in accordance with the relevant permitting authority’s records, at the start of the first working day which falls at least 48 hours after it was posted;

(c) where the Permit or notice is delivered personally to the appropriate recipient, at the time at which it is delivered;

(d) where the Permit or notice is left at the relevant address or place of business, or in the hands of a person there, in accordance with the relevant permitting authority’s records, 24 hours after the time it was left;

(e) in the case of a notice which is published on a website, at the time at which it is published.

5. A Permit or notice takes effect at the later of—

(a) any time specified for this purpose in the Permit or notice, or

(b) in the case of—

(i) a Permit, the time at which it is deemed given;

(ii) a notice, 24 hours after the time at which it is deemed given.

6. In this Article—

(a) “electronic communication” has the same meaning as in section 15(1) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000;

(b) “the appropriate recipient” means the owner of the fishing boat named in the Permit or, where the owner has appointed a nominee, the nominee;

(c) “working day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day on which it is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 in the part of the United Kingdom that the Permit or notice was posted to.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Ch. 4 substituted (7.6.2024) by The Sea Fisheries (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/655), regs. 1(1), 2(2)