Fisheries Act 2020

4 (1) Section 26 (provision of information etc) is amended as follows.

(2) After subsection (1) insert—

“(1A) The MMO must, at the request of the Secretary of State—

(a) publish documents or provide information about any international marine matter, or

(b) assist in the publication of such documents or the provision of such information.”

(3) In subsection (2), at the end insert “or the duty imposed by subsection (1A)”.

(4) After subsection (2) insert—

“(3) For the purposes of this section a matter is an “international marine matter” if—

(a) it relates to an area outside the UK marine area, and

(b) the MMO has power under subsection (1)(a) to publish documents or provide information about a corresponding matter that relates to the UK marine area or an area within it.

(4) References in this section to the functions of the MMO are to functions exercisable by or on behalf of the MMO (including functions that the MMO performs under an agreement under section 14, and functions that any other body performs under an agreement under section 15).”