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.