This Scottish Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in S.S.I. 2009/317 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that instrument.
2009 No. 338
Sea Fisheries

The Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Quota and Third Country Fishing Measures and Restriction on Days at Sea) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2009

Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 30(2) of the Fisheries Act 19811 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation and commencement1.

This Order may be cited as the Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Quota and Third Country Fishing Measures and Restriction on Days at Sea) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2009 and comes into force on 10th October 2009.

Amendment of the Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Quota and Third Country Fishing Measures and Restriction on Days at Sea) (Scotland) Order 20092.

(1)

The Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Quota and Third Country Fishing Measures and Restriction on Days at Sea) (Scotland) Order 20092 is amended in accordance with this article.

(2)

In article 12(1) (penalties), for “article 3(3), 4, 5, 6, 8, or 9(1), (2) or (5),” substitute “article 3(3), 4, 5, 6, 8, 9(1), (2) or (5), 10(4) or 11(2)”.

RICHARD LOCHHEAD
A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Quota and Third Country Fishing Measures and Restriction on Days at Sea) (Scotland) Order 2009 (“the principal Order”). The principal Order makes provision for the enforcement of restrictions and obligations contained in Council Regulation (EC) No. 43/2009 fixing for 2009 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (O.J. No. L 22, 26.1.09, p.1).

Article 2(2) of this Order amends article 12(1) of the principal Order, which makes provision for penalties in relation to certain offences created by the principal Order. This Order extends the application of the penalties provided for in article 12(1) to the offences created by articles 10(4) and 11(2) of the principal Order.

No Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared for this instrument as it has no impact on the cost of business.