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(1)Section 1 of the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967 (c. 84) (size limits, etc for fish) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (1), for the words from “, being a fish” to “prescribed” substitute “ which does not meet such requirements as to size as may be prescribed ”.
(3)In subsection (2), for the words from “, being a fish” to “prescribed” substitute “ which does not meet such requirements as to size as may be prescribed ”.
(4)For subsection (3) substitute—
“(3)Sea fish of any description which do not meet the requirements as to size prescribed in relation to sea fish of that description by an order of the appropriate national authority shall not be carried, whether within or outside relevant British fishery limits, on a relevant British vessel; and an order under this subsection may prohibit the carrying by a Scottish or Northern Ireland fishing boat or a foreign vessel in waters to which subsection (3A) applies of sea fish of any description prescribed by the order which do not meet the requirements as to size so prescribed in relation to sea fish of that description.
(3A)This subsection applies to the sea within British fishery limits, other than the Scottish zone and the Northern Ireland zone.
“Northern Ireland zone” has the meaning given by the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (see section 98 of that Act).”
(5)For subsection (9) substitute—
“(9)In this section—
“the appropriate national authority” means—
in relation to Wales (within the meaning of the Government of Wales Act 2006), the Welsh Ministers;
in any other case, the Secretary of State;
“foreign vessel” means any vessel other than a relevant British vessel, a Scottish fishing boat or a Northern Ireland fishing boat;
“Northern Ireland fishing boat” means a fishing boat which is registered in the United Kingdom under Part 2 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 and whose entry in the register specifies a port in Northern Ireland as the port to which the boat is to be treated as belonging;
“relevant British vessel” means a vessel, other than a Scottish fishing boat or a Northern Ireland fishing boat, which—
is registered in the United Kingdom under Part 2 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, or
is owned wholly by persons qualified to own British ships for the purposes of that Part of that Act.”
Commencement Information
I1S. 194 partly in force; s. 194 in force for specified purposes at Royal Assent see s. 324(1)(c)
I2S. 194 in force at 12.1.2010 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/3345, art. 2, Sch. para. 8
(1)Section 3 of the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967 (c. 84) (regulation of nets and other fishing gear) is amended as follows.
(2)After subsection (2) insert—
“(2A)An order under this section may be made by the appropriate national authority so as to extend to nets or other fishing gear used by any person, otherwise than from a fishing boat, for fishing for or taking sea fish in the sea within the seaward limits of the territorial sea adjacent to England and Wales.
(2B)In subsection (2A) above “the appropriate national authority” means—
(a)in relation to England, the Secretary of State;
(b)in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers.”
(3)After subsection (5) insert—
“(5A)A person who contravenes an order made under this section by virtue of subsection (2A) above shall be guilty of an offence under this section.”
Commencement Information
I3S. 195 partly in force; s. 195 in force for specified purposes at Royal Assent see s. 324(1)(c)
I4S. 195 in force at 12.1.2010 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/3345, art. 2, Sch. para. 8
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(2)In section 22 of that Act (interpretation) after subsection (3) insert—
“(3A)Any reference in this Act to a class is a reference to a class defined or described by reference to any circumstances whatsoever (whether or not relating to fishing or vessels).”
Textual Amendments
F1S. 196(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of Fisheries Act 2020 (c. 22), s. 54(3)(b), Sch. 4 para. 11(4) (with Sch. 4 para. 31)
Commencement Information
I5S. 196 partly in force; s. 196 in force for specified purposes at Royal Assent see s. 324(1)(c)
I6S. 196 in force at 12.1.2010 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/3345, art. 2, Sch. para. 8
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Textual Amendments
F2S. 197 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of Fisheries Act 2020 (c. 22), s. 54(3)(b), Sch. 4 para. 11(5) (with Sch. 4 para. 31)
(1)Section 5 of the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967 (c. 84) (power to restrict fishing for sea fish) is amended as follows.
(2)For subsection (1) substitute—
“(1)Subject to the provisions of this section, the appropriate national authority may make an order—
(a)prohibiting, in any area specified in the order and either for a period so specified or without limitation of time—
(i)all fishing for sea fish;
(ii)fishing for any description of sea fish specified in the order;
(iii)fishing for sea fish, or for any description of sea fish specified in the order, by any method so specified;
(b)restricting, in any area specified in the order and either for a period so specified or without limitation of time, the amount of sea fish, or sea fish of a description specified in the order, that may, in any period so specified, be taken by—
(i)any person;
(ii)any fishing boat.
A person who contravenes any prohibition or restriction imposed by an order under this section shall be guilty of an offence under this subsection.
(1A)Where any fishing boat is used in contravention of any prohibition or restriction imposed by an order under this section, the master, the owner and the charterer (if any) shall each be guilty of an offence under subsection (1) above.
(1B)An order under this section which prohibits in any area—
(a)fishing for sea fish, or for any description of sea fish specified in the order, or
(b)fishing for sea fish, or for any description of sea fish specified in the order, by any method so specified,
may provide that any fishing gear, or any fishing gear of a description specified in the order, of any fishing boat in that area must be stowed in accordance with provision made by the order.
(1C)An order under this section restricting the amount of sea fish of any description that may be caught in a period specified in the order may provide that, for the purposes of paragraph (b) of subsection (1) above, any sea fish of that description that, after being caught in that period, is returned to the sea as soon as that amount is exceeded is not to be treated as having been caught in contravention of the restriction imposed by the order.”
(3)For subsection (8) substitute—
“(8)The only provision that may be made by an order under this section in relation to an area outside British fishery limits, or an area within the Scottish zone or the Northern Ireland zone, is provision applying to—
(a)a British fishing boat, other than a Scottish fishing boat or a Northern Ireland fishing boat, that is registered in the United Kingdom; or
(b)in so far as the order relates to fishing for salmon or migratory trout, a fishing boat which is British-owned but not registered under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995.
(9)In this section—
“the appropriate national authority” means—
in relation to Wales (within the meaning of the Government of Wales Act 2006), the Welsh Ministers;
in any other case, the Secretary of State;
“Northern Ireland fishing boat” means a fishing boat which is registered in the United Kingdom under Part 2 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 and whose entry in the register specifies a port in Northern Ireland as the port to which the boat is to be treated as belonging;
“Northern Ireland zone” has the meaning given by the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (see section 98 of that Act).”
Commencement Information
I7S. 198 partly in force; s. 198 in force for specified purposes at Royal Assent see s. 324(1)(c)
I8S. 198 in force at 12.1.2010 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/3345, art. 2, Sch. para. 8
(1)The Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967 (c. 84) is amended as follows.
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(3)In section 15 (powers of British sea-fishery officers for enforcement of that Act)—
(a)in subsection (2C) (penalties for certain offences) omit paragraph (b) and the “or” preceding it;
(b)after that subsection insert—
“(2D)Any person who assaults an officer who is exercising any of the powers conferred on him by subsection (2A) or (2B) above shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £50,000.
(2E)Any person who wilfully obstructs an officer in the exercise of any of the powers conferred on him by subsection (2A) or (2B) above shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £20,000.”
(4)In section 16 (enforcement of orders under sections 1 and 2 of that Act), for subsection (1A) (penalties for certain offences) substitute—
“(1A)Any person who assaults an officer who is exercising any of the powers conferred on him by subsection (1) above shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £50,000.
(1B)Any person who wilfully obstructs an officer in the exercise of any of the powers conferred on him by subsection (1) above shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £20,000.”
Textual Amendments
F3S. 199(2) omitted (12.3.2015) by virtue of The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Fines on Summary Conviction) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/664), reg. 1(1), Sch. 4 para. 102(2) (with reg. 5(1))
Commencement Information
I9S. 199 in force at 12.1.2010 by S.I. 2009/3345, art. 2, Sch. para. 8
In the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967 (c. 84), for section 12 (offences committed by bodies corporate) substitute—
(1)Where a relevant offence has been committed by a body corporate and it is proved that the offence—
(a)has been committed with the consent or connivance of a person falling within subsection (2), or
(b)is attributable to any neglect on the part of such a person,
that person (as well as the body corporate) is guilty of that offence and liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
(2)The persons are—
(a)a director, manager, secretary or similar officer of the body corporate;
(b)any person who was purporting to act in such a capacity.
(3)Where the affairs of a body corporate are managed by its members, subsection (1) applies in relation to the acts and defaults of a member, in connection with that management, as if the member were a director of the body corporate.
(4)Where a relevant offence has been committed by a Scottish firm and it is proved that the offence—
(a)has been committed with the consent or connivance of a partner of the firm or a person purporting to act as such a partner, or
(b)is attributable to any neglect on the part of such a person,
that person (as well as the firm) is guilty of that offence and liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
(5)In this section “relevant offence” means an offence under any provision of sections 1 to 6 of this Act.”
Commencement Information
I10S. 200 in force at 12.1.2010 by S.I. 2009/3345, art. 2, Sch. para. 8
Schedule 15 contains minor and consequential amendments relating to this Chapter.
Commencement Information
I11S. 201 in force at 12.1.2010 by S.I. 2009/3345, art. 2, Sch. para. 8
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