Citation, commencement and applicationU.K.
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Sea Fishing (Licences and Notices) (England) Regulations 2012 and come into force on 6th April 2012.
(2) They apply in relation to—
(a)a licence under section 4 (licensing of fishing boats) or 4A (licensing of vessels receiving trans-shipped fish) of the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967(1) in respect of a relevant fishing boat; and
(b)a notice of variation, suspension or revocation of a licence described in sub-paragraph (a), including a notice of variation, suspension or revocation of such a licence granted before 6th April 2012.
Section 4 was substituted by the Fishery Limits Act 1976 (c.86), section 3, and amended by the Fisheries Act 1981 (“the 1981 Act”), section 20, the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1992 (“the 1992 Act”), section 1, S.I. 1999/1820, the Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 12), section 41 and paragraph 3(a) of the schedule, and the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c.23) (“the 2009 Act”), sections 4(6), 196(1) and 197. Section 4A was inserted by the 1981 Act, section 21, and amended by section 3 of the 1992 Act, S.I. 1999/1820, and section 6(9) of the 2009 Act. The Secretary of State’s function of granting licences under section 4 of the 1967 Act was transferred to the Marine Management Organisation (“MMO”) under section 4 of the 2009 Act, and the Secretary of State’s function of granting licences under section 4A of the 1967 Act was transferred to the MMO under section 6 of the 2009 Act.