2021 No. 1429
Sea Fisheries

The Sea Fisheries (Amendment etc.) (No. 2) Regulations 2021

Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by—

(a)
Article 27(1A)(a) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing1;
(b)
Article 15(6A) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Common Fisheries Policy2;
(c)
Article 4(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a Union framework for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific advice regarding the common fisheries policy3;
(d)
Article 11(1A) of Regulation (EU) 2018/973 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a multiannual plan for demersal stocks in the North Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks, specifying details of the implementation of the landing obligation in the North Sea4;
(e)
Article 13(1A) of Regulation (EU) 2019/472 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a multiannual plan for stocks fished in the Western Waters and adjacent waters, and for fisheries exploiting those stocks5; and
(f)
Article 15(2A) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conservation of fishery resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures6;
and now vested in the Secretary of State, and in exercise of the powers conferred by section 36(1)(b) and (c) of the Fisheries Act 20207 makes the following Regulations.

In accordance with Article 15(2A) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conservation of fishery resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures, the Secretary of State has obtained scientific evidence to support the measures made under Article 15(2A) contained in these Regulations.

In accordance with Article 15(2C) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conservation of fishery resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures the Secretary of State8 has consulted such bodies or persons as appear to the Secretary of State to be representative of the interests likely to be substantially affected by the measures made under Article 15(2A) contained in these Regulations and such other bodies or persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

In accordance with section 41(1) of the Fisheries Act 2020, the Secretary of State has consulted the Scottish Ministers, the Welsh Ministers, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland and such other persons likely to be affected by the measures made under section 36(1)(b) and (c) contained in these Regulations as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

In accordance with—

Article 15(6B) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Common Fisheries Policy;

Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a Union framework for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific advice regarding the common fisheries policy;

Article 11(1B) of Regulation (EU) 2018/973 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a multiannual plan for demersal stocks in the North Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks, specifying details of the implementation of the landing obligation in the North Sea;

Article 13(1B) of Regulation (EU) 2019/472 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a multiannual plan for stocks fished in the Western Waters and adjacent waters, and for fisheries exploiting those stocks;

Article 15(2B) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conservation of fishery resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures; and

section 40 of the Fisheries Act 2020,

the Secretary of State has, where necessary, obtained the consent of the Scottish Ministers, the Welsh Ministers and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland to the making of these Regulations.