8.—(1) The competent authority for the purposes of paragraph 13 of Annex XVII (advance notice of landing of cod in excess of 1 tonne) is the authority responsible for the control of sea fisheries in the country in which the landing is to take place.
(2) The ports designated for the purposes of paragraph 14 of Annex XVII (landing of cod in excess of 2 tonnes) are the ports specified in the Schedule to this Order.
(3) Where there is, in respect of a relevant British fishing boat or a foreign fishing boat landing in Scotland, a failure to comply with, or with a requirement given under, paragraph 13 of Annex XVII the master, the representative of the master, the owner and the charterer (if any) are guilty of an offence.
(4) A person in charge of a relevant British fishing boat or a foreign fishing boat which lands cod in contravention of paragraph 14 of Annex XVII, as read with paragraph (2) of this article, is guilty of an offence.