2019 No. 602 (W. 127)
Sea Fisheries, Wales

The Sea Fishing (Penalty Notices) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2019

Made
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales
Coming into force
The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 30(2) of the Fisheries Act 19811 now vested in them2 and sections 294 and 316(1)(b) of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 20093, make the following Order.

Title, application, interpretation and commencement1.

(1)

The title of this Order is the Sea Fishing (Penalty Notices) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2019.

(2)

This Order applies in relation to Wales and the Welsh zone.

(3)

In this Order, “Wales” (“Cymru”) and “the Welsh zone” (“parth Cymru”) have the meanings given by section 158(1) of the Government of Wales Act 20064.

(4)

This Order comes into force on 21 March 2019.

Amendment of the Sea Fishing (Penalty Notices) (Wales) Order 20192.

(1)

The Sea Fishing (Penalty Notices) (Wales) Order 20195 is amended as follows.

(2)

In article 1 (title, commencement, and application), for paragraph (3) substitute—

“(3)

This Order applies in relation to Wales and the Welsh zone.”

(3)

In article 2 (interpretation), in the appropriate places, insert—

““Wales” (“Cymru”) has the same meaning as in section 158(1) of the Government of Wales Act 2006;”;

““the Welsh zone” (“parth Cymru”) has the same meaning as in section 158(1) of the Government of Wales Act 2006.”

Lesley Griffiths
Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs, one of the Welsh Ministers
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Sea Fishing (Penalty Notices) (Wales) Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/363 (W. 86)) so as to correct an error relating to the application of that instrument.

The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to this Order. As a result, it was not considered necessary to carry out a regulatory impact assessment as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with this Order.