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PART 3AMENDMENT OF THE CONTROL REGULATIONS

Council Regulation (EC) No 1936/2001 laying down control measures applicable to fishing for certain stocks of highly migratory fish

6.—(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 1936/2001 laying down control measures applicable to fishing for certain stocks of highly migratory fish is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 1 for “vessels flying the flag of Member States and registered in the Community, (hereinafter referred to as Community fishing vessels),” substitute “United Kingdom fishing vessels”.

(3) In Article 3(b) for “State” substitute “state”.

(4) In Article 4a—

(a)in paragraph 1 for “Community” substitute “United Kingdom fishing”;

(b)in paragraph 3 for “Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 or a copy of document T2M referred to in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93” substitute “Article 21 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009”; and

(c)for paragraph 4 substitute—

4.  A fisheries administration must ensure that all bluefin tuna put into cages by United Kingdom fishing vessels are registered by the competent authority..

(5) In Article 4b—

(a)in paragraph 1—

(i)for “Member States shall” substitute “A fisheries administration must”,

(ii)for “their” substitute “its”, and

(iii)for “Member States” substitute “a fisheries administration”;

(b)in paragraph 2 for “Member States shall” substitute “A fisheries administration must”; and

(c)omit paragraph 4.

(6) Omit Article 4c.

(7) In Article 20—

(a)for “Member States shall” substitute “A fisheries administration must”; and

(b)for “flying their flag” substitute “within their fleet”.

(8) In Article 20c(1) for “Community” substitute “United Kingdom fishing”.

(9) In Article 20d—

(a)in paragraph 1—

(i)for “Member States shall” substitute “A fisheries administration must”, and

(ii)omit “for the Commission,”; and

(b)in paragraph 2—

(i)for “Member States shall” substitute “A fisheries administration must”, and

(ii)omit “, with electronic access for the Commission”.

(10) In Article 22—

(a)for “Each Member State shall” substitute “A fisheries administration must”;

(b)for “flying its flag” substitute “in its fleet”; and

(c)for “Community law” substitute “law”.

(11) Omit Articles 23, 24 and 26.