Extent and application
2.—(1) This Order extends only to England and Wales.
(2) This Order applies—
(a)in England;
(b)in relation to English fishing boats and Welsh fishing boats wherever they are except when they are in the sea adjacent to Wales out as far as the seaward boundary of the territorial sea (1); and
(c)in relation to other fishing boats within British fishery limits except where they are in—
(i)the Scottish zone;
(ii)the Northern Ireland zone; or
(iii)the sea adjacent to Wales out as far as the seaward boundary of the territorial sea.
(3) In this article—
(a)“British fishery limits” means the limits set by or under section 1 of the Fishery Limits Act 1976(2);
(b)“English fishing boat” means a fishing boat—
(i)registered under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995(3) as to be treated as belonging to an English port; or
(ii)which is owned wholly by persons qualified to own British ships for the purposes of Part II of that Act;
(c)“Northern Ireland zone” has the same meaning as in section 98 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998(4);
(d)“Scottish zone” has the same meaning as in section 126(1) of the Scotland Act 1998(5); and
(e)“Welsh fishing boat” means a fishing boat registered under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 as to be treated as belonging to a Welsh port.
See the definition of “Wales” in section 155(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38).
1976 c. 76. See also S.I 1997/1750 and S.I. 1999/1741.