Fisheries Act 2020

Power to vary, suspend or revoke sea fishing licence etc

2 (1) A sea fish licensing authority may from time to time—

(a) vary a sea fishing licence it has granted so as to alter the authority the licence confers, or

(b) add, remove or vary a condition attached to a sea fishing licence it has granted.

(2) A sea fish licensing authority may suspend or revoke a sea fishing licence it has granted if this appears to it to be—

(a) necessary or expedient for the regulation of sea fishing, or

(b) appropriate in a case where there is—

(i) a contravention of the prohibition in section 14(1) or 16(1), or

(ii) a contravention of a condition attached to the licence.

(3) Where—

(a) a sea fish licensing authority exercises the power in sub-paragraph (1) or (2), and

(b) a charge in respect of the sea fishing licence in question has been made in accordance with regulations under paragraph 7(3),

the authority may, if it considers it appropriate in all the circumstances of the case, refund the whole or part of the charge.