This Order, which applies in relation to Wales, regulates scallop dredging operations by placing a requirement on certain British fishing boats with scallop dredges onboard to transmit certain information. This Order comes into force on 1 November 2012.

Article 3 of this Order requires any British fishing boat which has a scallop dredge onboard to have a tracking device installed and to transmit the required information to the nominated receiver every ten minutes whilst at sea.

Article 4 provides that article 3 does not apply to any British fishing boat which is not engaged in scallop fishing in Wales and which has any attached scallop dredges stowed and secured out of the water.

Article 5 provides a definition of the required information which must be transmitted by the tracking device to the nominated receiver.

Article 6 sets out certain requirements which apply in the event of the tracking device becoming incapable of transmitting the required information in accordance with article 3.

Article 7 places further requirements regarding the tracking device on the person in charge of any British fishing boat which has a scallop dredge onboard.

A Regulatory Impact Assessment has been undertaken in relation to this Order and is available for inspection at the offices of the Welsh Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ.