Amendment of the principal Order

6.  In the Schedule (maximum fines on summary conviction apart from fines related to value of fish)—

(a)after paragraph 6 of Part II there shall be inserted the following paragraph in columns 1, 2 and 3—

6A.  Article 10

Prohibition on transhipment of marine organisms etc. during any voyage when dredges are carried on board.The statutory maximum.

(b)for paragraph 12 of Part II there shall be substituted the following paragraph in columns 1, 2 and 3—

12.  Article 18(4)

Prohibition on the retention and landing of detached crab claws subject to a maximum percentage for catches made by pots or creels and subject to a maximum for catches made by any other fishing gear.The statutory maximum.

(c)after paragraph 25 of Part II there shall be inserted the following paragraph in columns 1, 2 and 3—

25A.  Article 29a

Prohibition during 2002 on the retention on board or landing of sand eels caught within a specified area off the east coast of England and Scotland.£50,000.

(d)Part III shall be omitted;

(e)at the end there shall be inserted the following Parts—

Part IV

Regulation 2549/2000

Article 2 as read with Article 3

Prohibition on fishing in the Irish Sea with specified towed gear.The statutory maximum”

Part V

Regulation 2056/2001

Article 4

Requirements relating to the retention on board of catches taken with demersal towed nets of certain sizes in specified areas and prohibition on the retention on board and use of demersal towed nets of a specified size unless specified conditions satisfied.The statutory maximum.
Article 5Prohibition relating to the construction of certain demersal towed nets and the carrying on board and use of certain beam trawls.The statutory maximum.
Article 6Prohibition on the use of certain beam trawls in specified areas.The statutory maximum.
Article 7Prohibition on the retention on board of any cod in excess of a specified percentage by weight and caught in specified fixed gears.The statutory maximum.
Article 8Prohibition on use of certain demersal towed nets in specified areas.The statutory maximum.