Maintenance of records by registered fish seller

5.—(1) A registered fish seller shall maintain records, of each sale of first sale fish that he makes, at the place notified to the Department in accordance with these Regulations.

(2) The records referred to in this regulation shall include all of the following information in relation to each sale—

(a)date and location of the sale;

(b)quantities of each species sold;

(c)price paid for each species sold;

(d)name and PLN of the vessel which landed the fish;

(e)name, address and, where available, registration number of the buyer;

(f)reference number of the contract of sale or invoice.

(3) A registered fish seller shall keep the records of each sale, as required by this regulation, and at a place notified to the Department, until the end of the second calendar year following that sale.

(4) A registered fish seller shall make available for inspection at all reasonable times the records of sale of fish at the place notified to the Department.

(5) A registered fish seller who does not operate his business from or is not established in the United Kingdom shall —

(a)either—

(i)nominate a place in the United Kingdom where his records will be made available to the Department until the end of the second year following the sale to which the records relate; or

(ii)submit his records annually from the date of registration; and

(b)submit his records within 28 days of a demand by the authorities.

(6) A registered fish seller who does not operate his business from or is not established in the United Kingdom shall keep the records of each sale as required by this regulation until the end of the second calendar year following that sale.

(7) A registered fish seller who fails to keep or make available the records as required by this regulation is guilty of an offence.