Fisheries Act 2020

19 (1) The Sea Fishing (Licences and Notices) (England) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/827) are amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In regulation 1 (citation, commencement and application), for paragraph (2) substitute—

“(2) These regulations apply in relation to—

(a) licences granted under section 15 of the Fisheries Act 2020 (licensing of British fishing boats) in respect of relevant fishing boats;

(b) licences granted under section 17 of that Act (licensing of foreign fishing boats) by the Marine Management Organisation; and

(c) licences granted under section 4A of the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967 (licensing of vessels receiving trans-shipped fish)—

(i) in respect of relevant fishing boats, or

(ii) by the Marine Management Organisation in respect of foreign fishing boats.”

(3) In regulation 2 (interpretation)—

(a) for the definition of “licence” substitute—

““licence” means a licence to which these regulations apply (see regulation 1(2));”;

(b) in the definition of “nominee”—

(i) in paragraph (b), for “in a member State and having a place of business” substitute “ , and having a place of business, ”;

(ii) in the closing words, omit “relevant”;

(c) for the definition of “notice” substitute—

““notice” means a notice of variation, suspension or revocation of a licence;”;

(d) for the definition of “relevant fishing boat” substitute—

““relevant fishing boat” means a British fishing boat other than a fishing boat—

(a) which is registered in the United Kingdom under Part 2 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, and

(b) whose entry in the register specifies a port in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland as the port to which the boat is to be treated as belonging;”;

(e) at the end insert—

““sea fishing licence” means a licence to which these regulations apply by virtue of regulation 1(2)(a) or (b);

“temporary foreign vessel licence” means a licence that—

(a) is granted in respect of a foreign fishing boat, and

(b) has effect for a period of no more than three weeks.”

(4) In regulation 3 (communication of licences and notices)—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) after “A licence” insert “ , other than a temporary foreign vessel licence, ”;

(ii) for the words from “the owner” to the end substitute “ an appropriate recipient (“P”) ”;

(b) after that paragraph insert—

“(1A) In paragraph (1) “an appropriate recipient” means—

(a) in relation to a licence or notice relating to a relevant fishing boat—

(i) the owner or charterer of the fishing boat, or

(ii) a nominee of the owner or charterer;

(b) in relation to a licence or a notice, relating to a foreign fishing boat, the owner or charterer of the fishing boat.”;

(c) in paragraph (2), after “A licence” insert “ , other than a temporary foreign vessel licence, ”;

(d) after paragraph (3) insert —

“(3A) A temporary foreign vessel licence is to be granted to the owner or charterer of a foreign fishing boat by communicating it to the relevant person by—

(a) transmitting it to the relevant person by means of an electronic communication, and

(b) subsequently publishing it on the website of the Marine Management Organisation or of a person granting the licence on its behalf.

(3B) In paragraph (3A), “the relevant person”, in relation to a foreign fishing boat, means—

(a) if the fishing boat is registered in a member State, the European Commission;

(b) if the fishing boat is registered in a country or territory that is not a member State, the authority in that country or territory that is responsible for the regulation of fishing boats.”;

(e) omit paragraph (8).

(5) In regulation 4 (time at which licences are delivered and notice given)—

(a) in the heading and paragraphs (1), (2), (3) and (4), for “delivered” substitute “ granted ”;

(b) after paragraph (4) insert—

“(4A) In relation to a licence or notice transmitted by means of an electronic communication at any time during January 2021, the reference in paragraph (4) to 24 hours is to be read as a reference to one hour.

(4B) A temporary foreign vessel licence communicated as described in regulation 3(3A) is treated as granted immediately it is published in accordance with that provision.”;

(c) in paragraph (7) (in both places), for “delivered” substitute “ granted ”.

(6) In regulation 5 (time at which licences and notices have effect), in paragraph (a), for “delivered” substitute “ granted ”.