The Sea Fishing (Licences and Notices) Regulations 1994

Communication of licences and notices

2.—(1) A licence shall be granted to the owner or charterer of a fishing boat by communicating it to a nominee–

(a) personally,

(b) by sending it to him by post at his address or place of business,

(c) by leaving it at his address or place of business or in the hands of any person there, or

(d) by transmitting it to him by electronic means at his address or place of business.

(2) A notice shall be effected by communicating it–

(a) to a nominee, in a manner specified in paragraph (1) hereof;

(b) to the master of the fishing boat in respect of which the licence is granted–

(i) personally, while he is on board the boat, or

(ii) by transmitting it to him by electronic means while he is on board the boat; or

(c) in accordance with paragraph (3) hereof.

(3) A notice which varies, suspends or revokes–

(a) all sea fishing licences,

(b) all sea fishing licences authorising fishing for one or more specified descriptions of sea fish,

(c) all sea fishing licences authorising fishing in one or more specified areas,

(d) all sea fishing licences authorising fishing by a specified method or methods, or

(e) all sea fishing licences authorising fishing by reference to a combination of two or more of the matters referred to in sub-paragraphs (b) to (d) hereof,

granted by the appropriate Minister, may be effected by publishing it in a newspaper.

(4) A notice published in accordance with paragraph (3) hereof shall either–

(a) provide that it applies to all sea fishing licences, or

(b) specify those sea fishing licences to which it relates by reference to species, area or method or any combination thereof,

but shall not require to specify the name or port letters and number, or the name of any owner or charterer, of any fishing boat.