The Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Quota and Third Country Fishing Measures and Restriction on Days at Sea) (Scotland) Order 2008

PART V PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COD AND SOLE

Maintenance of logbook

21.—(1) An entry must be made in a logbook of a relevant fishing boat which is absent from port carrying any regulated gear but not fishing as specified in Article 6 of Regulation 2847/93, in respect of each particular which would be required to be entered by that Article (as read with Regulation 2807/83) were the boat so fishing, and such an entry must state the type of fishing gear carried.

(2) Such an entry must be made–

(a) daily, but not later than midnight at the end of each day;

(b) at the time of arrival in port;

(c) at the time of any inspection at sea; and

(d) at the time that an effort report is made as required by Article 19e.3 of Regulation 2847/93,

and the requirements of the Regulations specified in paragraph (1) for handing over and dispatch of logbook entries, as modified by article 22, apply to the entries required by this article as they apply to other entries.

(3) Where a relevant fishing boat is absent from port and paragraph (1) requires a logbook entry to be made in respect of that absence the logbook entries must be handed over and dispatched as if landing were made at the time of the arrival of the boat in port.

(4) Where there is, in respect of a relevant fishing boat, a failure to make an entry required by this article the person in charge of that fishing boat is guilty of an offence.

Submission of logbook at designated port

22.—(1) The relevant part (the white top copy) of the logbook must be–

(a) given to a British sea fishery officer; or

(b) deposited in the box provided for that purpose,

by the person in charge of a relevant fishing boat prior to any landing in a designated port.

(2) A person in charge of a relevant fishing boat who fails to comply with paragraph (1) is guilty of an offence.

(3) In this article “designated port” means a port specified in Schedule 3.

Amendment of the Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Control Measures) (Scotland) Order 2000(1)

23.  In article 2(1) of the Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Control Measures) (Scotland) Order 2000 for the definition of “Annex IIc” substitute–

““Annex IIc” means Annex IIc to Council Regulation (EC) No. 40/2008 fixing for 2008 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required(2);”.

(1)

S.S.I. 2000/18.

(2)

O.J. No. L 19, 23.1.08, p.1.