EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Registration of Fish Buyers and Sellers and Designation of Fish Auction Sites Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005.

The Regulations provide for the administration and enforcement, in part, of Articles 59, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66 and 67 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 (OJ No. L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1) establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy, in particular requirements relating to the first marketing and purchasing of fish (first sale fish).

The Regulations also correct errors in the Registration of Fish Buyers and Sellers and Designation of Fish Auction Sites Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005.