Offences in relation to provisions of Council Regulation 51/2006
8.—(1) The master, the owner and any charterer of a fishing boat are each guilty of an offence if, in relation to the fishing boat in question, there is a contravention of, or a failure to comply with, a provision of Council Regulation 51/2006 specified in Column 1 of Schedule 1 or Column 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 2, as read with any qualifying words in the Column relating to the provision.
(2) A person is guilty of an offence if he contravenes, or fails to comply with, a provision of Council Regulation 51/2006 specified in Column 1 of Part 2 of Schedule 2.
(3) The master, the owner and any charterer of a third country fishing boat are each guilty of an offence if, in relation to the fishing boat in question, there is a contravention of, or a failure to comply with, a provision of Council Regulation 51/2006 specified in Column 1 of Schedule 3, as read with any qualifying words in the Column relating to the provision.
(4) In this article, “third country fishing boat” means a fishing boat flying the flag of, and registered in, a state other than a member State.