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There are currently no known outstanding effects for the The Sea Fishing (Licences and Notices) (England) Regulations 2012, Section 4.
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4.—(1) A licence or a notice communicated personally is treated as [F2granted] or given immediately it is communicated.
(2) Subject to paragraph (7), a licence or a notice communicated by post is treated as [F3granted] or given 48 hours after the end of the day on which it was posted.
(3) A licence or a notice communicated by leaving it at the address or place of business of an owner, charterer or nominee or in the hands of a person there, is treated as [F4granted] or given 24 hours after the time at which it was left.
(4) A licence or a notice communicated by an electronic communication as described in regulation 3(2)(d) is treated as [F5granted] or given 24 hours after the time of that transmission.
[F6(4A) In relation to a licence or notice transmitted by means of an electronic communication at any time during January 2021, the reference in paragraph (4) to 24 hours is to be read as a reference to one hour.
(4B) A temporary foreign vessel licence communicated as described in regulation 3(3A) is treated as granted immediately it is published in accordance with that provision.]
(5) A notice communicated by publication on a website is treated as given immediately it is published.
(6) A notice communicated by publication in a newspaper is treated as given at the end of the day on which it is published.
(7) Where a licence or a notice—
(a)is communicated by post, and
(b)is treated as [F7granted] or given on a Sunday or on a bank holiday (within the meaning of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971(1)),
the licence or notice is treated as [F7granted] or given at the end of the next day which is not a Sunday or a bank holiday.
Textual Amendments
F1Word in reg. 4 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by Fisheries Act 2020 (c. 22), s. 54(3)(b), Sch. 4 para. 19(5)(a) (with s. 50, Sch. 4 para. 31)
F2Word in reg. 4(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by Fisheries Act 2020 (c. 22), s. 54(3)(b), Sch. 4 para. 19(5)(a) (with s. 50, Sch. 4 para. 31)
F3Word in reg. 4(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by Fisheries Act 2020 (c. 22), s. 54(3)(b), Sch. 4 para. 19(5)(a) (with s. 50, Sch. 4 para. 31)
F4Word in reg. 4(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by Fisheries Act 2020 (c. 22), s. 54(3)(b), Sch. 4 para. 19(5)(a) (with s. 50, Sch. 4 para. 31)
F5Word in reg. 4(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by Fisheries Act 2020 (c. 22), s. 54(3)(b), Sch. 4 para. 19(5)(a) (with s. 50, Sch. 4 para. 31)
F6Reg. 4(4A)(4B) inserted (31.12.2020) by Fisheries Act 2020 (c. 22), s. 54(3)(b), Sch. 4 para. 19(5)(b) (with s. 50, Sch. 4 para. 31)
F7Word in reg. 4(7) substituted (31.12.2020) by Fisheries Act 2020 (c. 22), s. 54(3)(b), Sch. 4 para. 19(5)(c) (with s. 50, Sch. 4 para. 31)
1971 c.80; see section 1 and Schedule 1.
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