PART 2THE TECHNICAL CONSERVATION REGULATIONS

CHAPTER 1UPDATING EU EXIT REGULATIONS IN CONSEQUENCE OF THE 2019 TECHNICAL CONSERVATION REGULATION

The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 20193.

(1)

The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 M1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In Part 3 (amendment of the Control Regulations), in regulation 4 (Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy)—

(a)

omit paragraphs (51) to (53); and

(b)

for paragraph (54) substitute—

“(54)

In Article 54b(3)—

(a)

omit “which are certified by the competent authorities of the flag Member States”;

(b)

for “competent fisheries authorities of the flag Member State” substitute “ competent authorities of a fisheries administration ”; and

(c)

for “the flag Member State of the vessels shall” substitute “ a fisheries administration must ”.”.

The Common Fisheries Policy and Aquaculture (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 20194.

(1)

The Common Fisheries Policy and Aquaculture (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 M2 are amended as follows.

(2)

In Part 3 (amendment of the Technical Conservation Regulations)—

(a)

omit regulation 11 (Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms);

(b)

omit regulation 19 (Council Regulation (EC) No 812/2004 laying down measures concerning incidental catches of cetaceans in fisheries);

(c)

omit regulation 20 (Council Regulation (EC) No 894/97 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources); and

(d)

omit regulation 21 (Council Regulation (EC) No 2549/2000 establishing additional technical measures for the recovery of the stock of cod in the Irish sea (ICES Division VIIa)).

(3)

In Part 5 (transfer of legislative functions)—

(a)

in Chapter 2 (amendment of the Control Regulation), in regulation 27 omit paragraphs (14) and (15); and

(b)

omit Chapter 9 (amendment of the Technical Conservation Regulation).

(4)

Omit Part 7 (amendment of subordinate legislation).

(5)

In the Schedule (revocations) omit sub-paragraph (d).