The Sea Fishing (EU Recording and Reporting Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2011

Citation and commencementS

1.  This Order may be cited as the Sea Fishing (EU Recording and Reporting Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2011 and comes into force on 7th March 2011.

Amendment of the Sea Fishing (EU Recording and Reporting Requirements) (Scotland) Order 2010S

2.  The Sea Fishing (EU Recording and Reporting Requirements) (Scotland) Order 2010 M1 is amended in accordance with articles 3 to 7.

Marginal Citations

Amendment of article 3 (competent authority and methods of reporting)S

3.  In article 3(2)(b)(ii), for “Article 5(1) and (4) of Regulation 1077/2008” substitute “ Articles 63 and 67 of the Control Regulation ”M2.

Marginal Citations

M2Although Article 5(1) and (4) of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1077/2008 (O.J. No. L 295, 4.11.08, p.3) is still in force, it is effectively superseded by Articles 63 and 67 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1224/2009 (O.J. No. L 343, 22.12.09, p.1) (“the Control Regulation”). Regulation 1077/2008 is due to be repealed in early 2011 by a Commission Regulation laying down detailed rules for the implementation of the Control Regulation.

Amendment of article 4 (register of fish buyers and sellers with the prescribed annual financial turnover)S

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Amendment of article 5 (EU recording and reporting requirements)S

5.  In article 5(3), for “Articles 62 and 66” substitute “ Articles 62, 63, 66 and 67 ”.

Amendment of article 15 (admissibility in evidence of logbooks and other documents)S

6.  In article 15(1), for sub-paragraphs (d) to (f) substitute—

(d)sales note submitted under Article 62, or sent under Article 63, of the Control Regulation;

(e)declaration submitted under Article 66, or sent under Article 67, of the Control Regulation;

(f)document drawn up under Article 68 of the Control Regulation; or.

Amendment of Schedule 1 (EU recording and reporting requirements, contravention of which constitutes an offence)S

7.  In Schedule 1—

F2(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b)after entry 1(i) (relating to Article 66(1) and (3) of the Control Regulation), insert entries “ (j) and (k) ” set out in Part 2 of Schedule 1 to this Order;

(c)omit entries 2(a) and (b) (relating to Article 5(1) and (4) of Regulation 1077/2008); and

(d)omit entry 3(d) (relating to Article 13 of Regulation 2847/93).

Amendment of other sea fishing OrdersS

8.  The amendments specified in Schedule 2 have effect.

RICHARD LOCHHEAD

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew's House,

Edinburgh