PART 2 Amendment of primary legislation

2 The Marine Act (Northern Ireland) 2013
1 The Marine Act (Northern Ireland) 2013 is amended as follows.
2013 c.10 (N.I.).
2 In section 20—
(a) in subsection (5), for “obligations under EU or international law” substitute “ retained EU obligations or obligations under international law ”;
(b) at the end insert—

“11 For the purposes of this section, the Wild Birds Directive is to be read with the following modifications—
(a) references to “the European territory of the Member States to which the Treaty applies” include the United Kingdom;
(b) references to a Member State (or Member States) include the United Kingdom.”

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3 In section 38(7), in the definition of “third country vessel”—
(a) in paragraph (a), for “(other than Gibraltar) which is not a member State” substitute “ other than the United Kingdom ”;
(b) in paragraph (b), for “a member State” substitute “ the United Kingdom ”.
Reg. 2 in force on IP completion day, see reg. 1(1) and 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1), see reg. 1(1)