SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 2Regulation of foreign fishing boats
PART 3Northern Ireland
31The Inshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing and Fishing Methods) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993
1
The Inshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing and Fishing Methods) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 (S.R. (N.I.) 1993 No. 155) are amended as follows.
2
In regulation 4 (exceptions), omit “to any person who is not a British citizen or”.
32The Razor Shells (Prohibition of Fishing) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998
1
The Razor Shells (Prohibition of Fishing) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 (Northern Ireland) 1998 (S.R. (N.I.) 1998 No. 414) are amended as follows.
2
In regulation 4 (exceptions), omit paragraph (a).
33The Crabs and Lobsters (Minimum Size) Order (Northern Ireland) 2000
1
The Crabs and Lobsters (Minimum Size) Order (Northern Ireland) 2000 (S.R. (N.I.) 2000 No. 200) is amended as follows.
2
In article 2 (interpretation)—
a
omit the definition of “British fishing boat”;
b
for the definition of “foreign fishing boat” substitute—
“foreign fishing boat” has the same meaning as in the Fisheries Act 2020 (see section 52 of that Act);
3
For article 4 substitute—
Exemptions4
The prohibitions imposed by section 127(1) of the Act, as read with Article 3 and the Schedule, do not apply in relation to sea-fish caught by a foreign fishing boat in waters lying outside British fishery limits.
34The Conservation of Scallops Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008
1
The Conservation of Scallops Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. (N.I.) 2008 No. 430) are amended as follows.
2
In regulation 2 (interpretation), omit the definition of “British fishing boat”.
3
In regulation 3 (prohibition of fishing and fishing methods) in paragraphs (3), (4), (7)(b) and (8), omit “British”.
4
In regulation 4 (exemptions), omit paragraph (a).
35The Edible Crabs (Conservation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
1
The Edible Crabs (Conservation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. (N.I.) 2020 No. 152) are amended as follows.
2
In regulation 2 (interpretation), for the definition of “foreign fishing boat” substitute—
“foreign fishing boat” has the same meaning as in the Fisheries Act 2020 (see section 52 of that Act);
3
For regulation 5 (exemptions) substitute—
Exemptions5
1
The obligations and prohibitions imposed by regulations 3 and 4 do not apply to any person operating under the authority of, and in accordance with a permit granted under, section 14 of the Act.
2
The obligations and prohibitions imposed by regulations 3 and 4 do not apply in relation to sea-fish caught by a foreign fishing boat in waters lying outside British fishery limits.
36The Edible Crabs (Undersized) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020
1
The Edible Crabs (Undersized) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. (N.I.) 2020 No. 153) is amended as follows.
2
In article 2 (interpretation), for the definition of “foreign fishing boat” substitute—
“foreign fishing boat” has the same meaning as in the Fisheries Act 2020 (see section 52 of that Act);
3
For article 4 (exemptions) substitute—
Exemptions4
1
The prohibition imposed by section 127(1) of the Act, as read with Article 3 and the Schedule, does not apply to any person operating under the authority of, and in accordance with a permit granted under, section 14 of the Act.
2
The prohibition imposed by section 127(1) of the Act, as read with Article 3 and the Schedule, does not apply in relation to sea-fish caught by a foreign fishing boat in waters lying outside British fishery limits.