SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 2Regulation of foreign fishing boats
PART 1England and Wales
Shrimp Fishing Nets Order 2002
8
1
The Shrimp Fishing Nets Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/2870) is amended as follows.
2
In article 1, omit paragraph (2) (application).
3
In article 2 (interpretation)—
a
omit the definition of “British fishing boat”;
b
at the appropriate place insert—
“regulated fishing boat” means—
a
a fishing boat which is registered in the United Kingdom or is British-owned, or
b
a foreign fishing boat;
4
In article 3 (prohibition on fishing for shrimps without a separator trawl or sorting grid)—
a
in paragraph (1), for “British fishing boat” substitute “
regulated fishing boat
”
;
b
after paragraph (2) insert—
3
The prohibition in this article does not apply to—
a
a fishing boat in the territorial sea adjacent to Wales,
b
a Scottish fishing boat either in the Scottish zone or outside British fishery limits,
c
a Northern Ireland fishing boat either in the Northern Ireland zone or outside British fishery limits, or
d
a foreign fishing boat outside British fishery limits.
5
In article 4 (powers of British sea-fishery officers), in paragraph (1), for “in relation to any British fishing boat to which this Order applies” substitute
—
a
in relation to a regulated fishing boat that is not a Scottish fishing boat or a foreign fishing boat, wherever it may be; and
b
in relation to any other regulated fishing boat, in any waters adjacent to the United Kingdom and within relevant British fishery limits.