SCHEDULE 2

PART IMODIFICATIONS OF ACTS OF PARLIAMENT

British Fishing Boats Act 1983 (c. 8)70

1

The British Fishing Boats Act 1983 is amended as follows.

2

In section 1 (restrictions on fishing etc., by British fishing boats)–

a

before “British fishing boat” or “British fishing boats”, in each place where it appears, there is inserted “relevant”; and

b

in subsection (4) for “British sea fishing industry” there is substituted “sea fishing industry in England and Wales and Northern Ireland”.

3

In section 9 (interpretation)69, there is inserted in the appropriate places–

  • “relevant British fishing boat” means a British fishing boat which is not a Scottish fishing boat;

  • “relevant British fishery limits” means British fishery limits so far as they do not relate to the Scottish zone;

  • “the Scottish zone” has the same meaning as it has for the purposes of the Scotland Act 1998;

  • “Scottish fishing boat” means a fishing vessel which is registered in the register maintained under section 8 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 and whose entry in the register specifies a port in Scotland as the port to which the vessel is to be treated as belonging;

4

After section 9 there is inserted–

9A

1

This Act has effect in relation to Scotland with the following modifications (and any other necessary modifications).

2

In section 1–

a

for “relevant British fishing boat” or “relevant British fishing boats” there is substituted “Scottish fishing boat” or “Scottish fishing boats”; and

b

for “England and Wales and Northern Ireland” there is substituted “Scotland”.

3

In section 1(8) for “either House of Parliament” there is substituted “the Scottish Parliament”.

4

In section 9, in the definition of “the Ministers”, from “Minister” to the end there is substituted “Scottish Ministers”.