1.With a view to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing, an effective scheme of inspections in port for third country fishing vessels calling at the ports of [F2the United Kingdom] shall be maintained.
2.Access to ports of [F3the United Kingdom], the provision of port services, and the conduct of landing or transhipment operations in such ports shall be prohibited for third country fishing vessels unless they meet the requirements laid down in this Regulation, except in cases of force majeure or distress within the meaning of Article 18 of the Unclos (force majeure or distress) for services strictly necessary to remedy those situations.
3.Transhipments between third country fishing vessels or between the latter and [F4United Kingdom fishing vessels] shall be prohibited in [F5United Kingdom] waters and shall take place only in port, in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.
4.[F6United Kingdom fishing vessels] shall not be authorised to tranship at sea catches from third country fishing vessels outside [F7United Kingdom] waters unless the fishing vessels are registered as carrier vessels under the auspices of a regional fisheries management organisation.
Textual Amendments
F2Words in Art. 4(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 9(6)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Words in Art. 4(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 9(6)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4Words in Art. 4(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 9(6)(c)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5Words in Art. 4(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 9(6)(c)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F6Words in Art. 4(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 9(6)(d)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F7Words in Art. 4(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 9(6)(d)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Ch. 2 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 9(5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Ch. 2 applied (with modifications) (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1599), regs. 1(3), 5