SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 2Regulation of foreign fishing boats
PART 2Scotland
26The Sharks, Skates and Rays (Prohibition of Fishing, Trans-shipment and Landing) (Scotland) Order 2012
1
The Sharks, Skates and Rays (Prohibition of Fishing, Trans-shipment and Landing) (Scotland) Order 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/63) is amended as follows.
2
In article 2 (definitions) omit the following definitions—
“fishing boat”;
“relevant British fishing boat”;
“Scottish fishing boat”;
“third country”;
“third country fishing boat”.
3
Omit article 3 (application).
4
In article 4 (prohibition of fishing for tope), for “a boat to which this article applies” substitute “any fishing boat”.
5
In article 5 (prohibition of trans-shipment of tope), for “a boat or vessel to which this article applies” substitute “any fishing boat”.
6
In article 6 (prohibition of landing tope)—
a
the existing provision becomes paragraph (1);
b
in that paragraph, for “a boat or vessel to which this article applies” substitute “any fishing boat”;
c
after that paragraph insert—
2
The prohibition in paragraph (1) does not apply in relation to tope caught by a foreign fishing boat in waters lying outside British fishery limits.
7
In article 7 (prohibition of landing specified species of shark, skate and ray)—
a
in paragraph (1), for “a boat or vessel to which this article applies” substitute “any fishing boat”;
b
after paragraph (1) insert—
1A
The prohibition in paragraph (1) does not apply in relation to a specified species caught by a foreign fishing boat in waters lying outside British fishery limits.
c
in paragraph (2), for “paragraph (1)” substitute “this article”.
8
In article 8 (powers of British sea-fishery officers in relation to fishing boats), in paragraph (1)—
a
in sub-paragraph (b), for “relevant British” substitute “other”;
b
omit sub-paragraph (c) and the “and” before it.