The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) Regulations 2018

PART 6 Amendments of legislation concerning fisheries

The Sea Fish (Specified Manx Waters) Licensing Order 1990

47.  In article 2 of the Sea Fish (Specified Manx Waters) Licensing Order 1990(1), in the definition of “length”, for the words from “Article 2(1)” to the end substitute “Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1130 of the European Parliament and of the Council defining characteristics for fishing vessels(2)”.

The Sea Fish (Specified Sea Areas) (Regulation of Nets and Other Fishing Gear) Order 1991

48.  In article 5 of the Sea Fish (Specified Sea Areas) (Regulation of Nets and Other Fishing Gear) Order 1991(3)—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) omit “Subject to paragraph (2) below,”;

(ii) for the words from “Commission Regulation” to the end substitute “Commission Regulation (EC) No 517/2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 as regards the determination of the mesh size and assessing the thickness of twine of fishing nets(4)”;

(b) omit paragraph (2).

The Sea Fish (Specified Sea Areas) (Regulation of Nets and Other Fishing Gear) Order 2001

49.—(1) The Sea Fish (Specified Sea Areas) (Regulation of Nets and Other Fishing Gear) Order 2001(5) is amended as follows.

(2) In article 2(1)—

(a) in the definition of “the Council Regulation” as it extends to England and Wales, for “as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 973/2001(6)” substitute “, as last amended by Regulation (EU) 2015/812 of the European Parliament and of the Council(7)”;

(b) in the definition of “the Council Regulation” as it extends to Northern Ireland, for “of 30th March 1998” to the end substitute “for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms, as last amended by Regulation (EU) 2015/812 of the European Parliament and of the Council”;

(c) for the definition of “Regulation 2108/84” substitute—

““Regulation 517/2008” means Commission Regulation (EC) No 517/2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of the Council Regulation;”.

(3) In article 5—

(a) in the words before paragraph (a), for “Regulation 2108/84” substitute “Regulation 517/2008”;

(b) in paragraph (a), for the words from “Articles 2(1)” to the end substitute “Article 10 of Regulation 517/2008 shall not be used”;

(c) omit paragraph (b).

The Shrimp Fishing Nets Order 2002

50.—(1) The Shrimp Fishing Nets Order 2002(8) is amended as follows.

(2) In article 2(2), for “Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2108/84(9)” to the end substitute “Commission Regulation (EC) No 517/2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 as regards the determination of the mesh size and assessing the thickness of twine of fishing nets”.

(3) In article 3(1)(d)—

(a) omit “of 30 March 1998”;

(b) for the words from “as last amended” to the end substitute “, as last amended by Regulation (EU) 2015/812 of the European Parliament and of the Council”.

The Prohibition of Fishing with Multiple Trawls Order 2003

51.  In article 2(1) of the Prohibition of Fishing with Multiple Trawls Order 2003(10), in the definition of “net”, for the words from “as last amended” to the end substitute “, as last amended by Regulation (EU) 2015/812 of the European Parliament and of the Council”.

The Fishing Boats (Satellite-Tracking Devices and Electronic Reporting) (England) Scheme 2012

52.  In paragraph 2 of the Fishing Boats (Satellite-Tracking Devices and Electronic Reporting) (England) Scheme 2012(11)—

(a) in the definition of “the Control Regulation”, at the end insert “, as last corrected by a corrigendum(12)”;

(b) in the definition of “the Implementing Regulation”, at the end insert “, as last amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1962(13)”.

(1)

S.I. 1990/2051.

(2)

OJ No L 169, 30.6.2017, p 1.

(3)

S.I. 1991/1380, amended by S.S.I 2000/227; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

(4)

OJ No L 151, 11.6.2008, p 5.

(5)

S.I. 2001/649, as amended by S.I. 2003/1560.

(6)

OJ No L 137, 19.5.2001, p 1, as repealed by Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 (OJ No L 123, 12.5.2007, p 3).

(7)

OJ No L 133, 29.5.2015, p 1, as corrected by a corrigendum (OJ No L 319, 4.12.2015, p 21).

(8)

S.I. 2002/2870.

(9)

OJ No L 194, 24.7.1984, p 22, repealed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 129/2003 (OJ No L 22, 25.1.2003, p 5).

(10)

S.I. 2003/1559.

(11)

S.I. 2012/1375, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(12)

OJ No L 149, 16.6.2015, p 23.

(13)

OJ No L 287, 31.10.2015, p 6.