The Registration of Fish Buyers and Sellers and Designation of Fish Auction Sites Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

Maintenance of records by registered fish buyer

9.—(1) A registered fish buyer shall maintain and make available for inspection records of every purchase of first sale fish that he makes.

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

(a) date and location of the purchase;

(b) quantity of each species purchased;

(c) price paid for each species purchased;

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

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

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

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

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

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

(a) nominate a place in the United Kingdom where his records will be made available to the authorities until the end of the second year following purchase; or

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

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

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

(7) A registered fish buyer who fails to keep, or to produce on the request by the relevant authority, the records required by this Regulation is guilty of an offence.