Amendment of the Whelk Fishing (Wales) Order 20192

1

The Whelk Fishing (Wales) Order 20193 is amended as follows.

2

In article 4, in the English language text, for “purpose” substitute “purposes”.

3

For article 5 substitute—

Prohibition on carriage of specified whelk5

1

For the purposes of section 1(3) of the Act (which prohibits the carriage on specified fishing boats of any sea fish of any description which does not meet the requirements as to size prescribed in relation to sea fish of that description), whelk with a size of less than the specified minimum size may not be carried by a British fishing boat that has fished in the Welsh zone during that boat’s current fishing trip.

2

In this article, “current fishing trip” means the time from when the fishing boat departed from a port to the time when it returns to a port.