SCHEDULE 4Access and licensing: minor and consequential amendments
PART 1Access to British fisheries by foreign fishing boats
Sea Fisheries Act 1968
2
(1)
The Sea Fisheries Act 1968 is amended as follows.
(2)
In section 8 (general powers of British sea-fishery officers)—
(a)
in subsection (1), for “section 2 of the Fishery Limits Act 1976 or any order thereunder” substitute “
of section 12 of the Fisheries Act 2020
”
;
(b)
in subsection (4), for “section 2 of the Fishery Limits Act 1976 or any order thereunder” substitute “
section 12 of the Fisheries Act 2020
”
.
(3)
In section 12 (recovery of fines imposed on master etc or crew), in subsections (1) and (2), for “section 2 of the Fishery Limits Act 1976” substitute “
section 12 of the Fisheries Act 2020
”
.
(4)
In section 13 (compensation for damage caused by offence), in subsections (2) and (4), for “section 2 of the Fishery Limits Act 1976” substitute “
section 12 of the Fisheries Act 2020
”
.
(5)
In section 14 (jurisdiction to try offences), omit “or section 2 of the Fishery Limits Act 1976”.