Fisheries Act 2020 (c. 22)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Fisheries statements and management plans: preparation and publication

PART 1 Joint fisheries statement

Requirement to lay consultation draft before appropriate legislature

3 (1) Each of the fisheries policy authorities must—

(a) specify a period (“the scrutiny period”) for scrutiny of the consultation draft by the appropriate legislature, and

(b) on or before the first day of that period lay a copy of the consultation draft before the appropriate legislature.

(2) Sub-paragraph (3) applies if, during the scrutiny period—

(a) an appropriate legislative body passes a resolution with regard to the consultation draft, or

(b) an appropriate legislative committee makes a recommendation with regard to the consultation draft.

(3) The fisheries policy authority must lay before the appropriate legislature a statement setting out its response to the resolution or recommendation.

(4) In this paragraph—

• “the appropriate legislature” means—

  (a)

  where the fisheries policy authority is the Secretary of State, Parliament;

  (b)

  where the fisheries policy authority is the Scottish Ministers, the Scottish Parliament;

  (c)

  where the fisheries policy authority is the Welsh Ministers, Senedd Cymru;

  (d)

  where the fisheries policy authority is the Northern Ireland department, the Northern Ireland Assembly;

• “an appropriate legislative body” means—

  (a)

  where the fisheries policy authority is the Secretary of State, either House of Parliament;

  (b)

  where the fisheries policy authority is the Scottish Ministers, the Scottish Parliament;

  (c)

  where the fisheries policy authority is the Welsh Ministers, Senedd Cymru;

  (d)

  where the fisheries policy authority is the Northern Ireland department, the Northern Ireland Assembly;

• “an appropriate legislative committee” means a committee of an appropriate legislative body;

• “the consultation draft” means the draft prepared and published under paragraph 2.