Fisheries Act 2020 (c. 22)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4 Access and licensing: minor and consequential amendments

PART 1 Access 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”.