Fisheries Act 2020 (c. 22)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4 U.K. Access and licensing: minor and consequential amendments

PART 1 U.K. Access to British fisheries by foreign fishing boats

Sea Fisheries Act 1968 U.K.

2 (1) The Sea Fisheries Act 1968 is amended as follows. U.K.

(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”.