Fisheries Act 2020

12 (1) Section 130 (byelaws: procedure) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsection (1) after “129” insert “ , 129A or 129B ”.

(3) In subsection (2), after “the byelaw” insert “ is made under section 129 or 129A and ”.

(4) After subsection (2) insert—

“(2A) If the byelaw is made under section 129B and—

(a) the byelaw would or might affect the exploitation of sea fisheries resources in the Welsh offshore region, the MMO must send a copy of a draft of the byelaw to the Welsh Ministers;

(b) the byelaw would or might affect the exploitation of sea fisheries resources in the Scottish offshore region, the MMO must send a copy of a draft of the byelaw to the Scottish Ministers;

(c) the byelaw would or might affect the exploitation of sea fisheries resources in the Northern Ireland offshore region, the MMO must send a copy of a draft of the byelaw to the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland.”

(5) In subsections (8) and (9), after “129” insert “ , 129A or 129B ”.

(6) In subsection (11), for the words from “where” to the end substitute “ in relation to a byelaw made by virtue of section 131 (emergency byelaws) ”.