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The Sea Fishing (Prohibition on the Removal of Shark Fins) Order 2007

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3.—(1) In this Order—

“the Regulation” means Council Regulation (EC) No 1185/2003 on the removal of fins of sharks on board vessels(1);

“relevant offence” means—

(a)

an offence under article 4 of this Order; or

(b)

an offence under any provision in any other Order made for the purposes of implementing the Regulation in relation to any part of the United Kingdom which has equivalent effect to this Order proceedings in respect of which may be taken in England by virtue of section 30(2A) of the Fisheries Act 1981(2) (referred to in this Order as an “equivalent provision”).

(2) Expressions in this Order which are not defined and which appear in the Regulation have the same meaning in this Order as they have for the purposes of the Regulation.

(3) Any information notified for the purpose of any provision of this Order must be treated as notified for the purposes of any provision in an Order to which paragraph (b) of the definition of “relevant offence” applies.

(1)

OJ No L167, 04.07.2003, p. 1.

(2)

Subsection 30(2A) was inserted by the Scotland Act 1998 (Consequential Modifications) (No.2) Order 1999, SI 1999/1820.

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