SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2Regulation of foreign fishing boats

PART 2Scotland

The Regulation of Scallop Fishing (Scotland) Order 2017

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1

The Regulation of Scallop Fishing (Scotland) Order 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/127) is amended as follows.

2

In article 2 (interpretation), omit the definition of “British fishing boat”.

3

In article 3 (prescribed minimum size for landing king scallops)—

a

for paragraph (3) substitute—

3

The prohibition imposed by section 1(1) of the Act, as read with paragraph (1), does not apply in relation to sea fish caught by a foreign fishing boat in waters lying outside British fishery limits.

b

in paragraph (5), omit sub-paragraph (a).

4

In article 4 (restrictions on number of scallop dredges), in the opening words, omit “British”.

5

In article 5 (exemption from restrictions in article 4), in paragraphs (1), (2), (3)(a) and (4)(a), omit “British”.

6

In article 6 (requirement to install a functioning remote electronic monitoring system), in paragraphs (1) and (3), omit “British”.