The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

PART 4 U.K. OTHER AMENDMENTS

The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 U.K.

8.—(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)—

(a) 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) for paragraph (49) substitute—

“(49) In Article 49c omit the final sentence.”; and

(b) in regulation 8 (Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the sustainable management of external fishing fleets)—

(i) in paragraph (4)(a) after “Control Regulation” insert “ or an authorisation ”,

(ii) in paragraph (18)(a) for “State” substitute “ States ”,

(iii) in paragraph (23)(a) for “State” substitute “ States ”,

(iv) in paragraph (27)(a) for “State” substitute “ States ”, and

(v) in paragraph (41)(a)(i) for “each” substitute “ the first ”.

(3) In Part 4 (amendment of the illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing Regulations), in regulation 9 (Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing), in paragraph (31) omit “vessel”.

(4) In Part 5 (amendment of multiannual plans and effort regimes), in regulation 14 (Council Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007 establishing measures for the recovery of the stock of European eel), in paragraph (7)(c)(i) after “paragraph” insert “ 2 ”.

(5) In Part 6 (amendment of the data collection framework measures), in regulation 16 (Regulation (EU) 2017/1004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a Union framework for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific advice regarding the common fisheries policy)—

(a) in paragraph (14)(b)(i) for “Member States” substitute “ The Member State ”; and

(b) in paragraph (17)(a)(ii) for “Commission and the Member States concerned” substitute “ Member States concerned and the Commission ”.

(6) In Part 8 (amendment of the measures relating to the protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems in the deep seas and high seas), in regulation 26 (Council Regulation (EC) No 734/2008 on the protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems in the high seas from the adverse impacts of bottom fishing gears)—

(a) in paragraph (5)(b)(i) for “fishing” substitute “ fisheries ”; and

(b) in paragraph (10)(a)(i) omit “special”.

F1 (7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(8) In the Schedule omit point (e).

Textual Amendments

F1 Reg. 8(7) omitted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(2), 17(5)

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 8 in force at 31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)

Marginal Citations

M1 S.I. 2019/739.

The Common Fisheries Policy and Aquaculture (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 U.K.

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

(2) In Part 2 (amendment of the regional fisheries management organisations Regulations)—

(a) omit regulations 3 and 4;

(b) in regulation 5 (Regulation (EU) No 1236/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down a scheme of control and enforcement applicable in the area covered by the Convention on future multilateral cooperation in the North-East Atlantic fisheries)—

(i) in paragraph (36)(a)(i) after “designated by it,” insert “ to ”, and

(ii) in paragraph (39)(b)(i) for “State” substitute “ States ”;

(c) in regulation 7 (Regulation (EU) 2017/2107 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Convention area of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT))—

(i) in paragraph (18)—

(aa) in sub-paragraph (b)(i) for “ICCA” substitute “ ICCAT ”, and

(bb) in sub-paragraph (d)(iii) for “ “45” days” substitute “ “45 days” ”,

(ii) in paragraph (23)(a)(iii) for “(ii)” substitute “ (a)(ii) ”,

(iii) for paragraph (35) substitute—

“(35) In Article 38(5) omit the final sentence.”, and

(iv) in paragraph (65)(c)(ii) omit “that”; and

(d) in regulation 9 (Regulation (EU) No 640/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a catch documentation programme for bluefin tuna Thunnas thynnus)—

(i) in paragraph (4)—

(aa) in sub-paragraph (a)(iii) for “Union” substitute “ their ”, and

(bb) in sub-paragraph (e)(ii) after “ “catching vessel”” insert “ in the first place it occurs, ”, and

(ii) in paragraph (16)(a) for “States” substitute “ State ”.

(3) In Part 3 (amendment of the technical conservation Regulations)—

(a) in regulation 12 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 517/2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 as regards the determination of the mesh size and assessing the thickness of twine of fishing nets), in paragraph (4)(c) for “authority” in the first place it occurs, substitute “ authorities ”; and

(b) in regulation 15 (Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 laying down technical measures for the conservation of certain stocks of highly migratory species)—

(i) in paragraph (6)(a)(ii)—

(aa) for “must” substitute “ shall ”, and

(bb) for “shall” substitute “ must ”,

(ii) after paragraph (6)(a)(ii) insert—

“(iia) in the words preceding point (a) for “Community” substitute “ United Kingdom ”,”, and

(iii) for paragraph (12) substitute—

“(12) In Article 19—

(a) in paragraph 1 for “Member States shall do their” substitute “ A fisheries administration must do its ”; and

(b) in paragraph 2 for “Member States shall” substitute “ A fisheries administration must ”.”.

(4) In Part 4 (amendment of the north sea multiannual plan), in regulation 25 (Regulation (EU) 2018/973 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a multiannual plan for demersal stocks in the North Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks, specifying details of the implementation of the landing obligation in the North Sea), in paragraph (8)(a)—

(a) for “designates” substitute “ distributes ”; and

(b) after “opportunities” insert “ for use by fishing vessels ”.

Commencement Information

I2 Reg. 9 in force at 31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)

Marginal Citations

M2 S.I. 2019/753.

Prospective

The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 U.K.

F2 10.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F2 Reg. 10 omitted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(2), 4

The Animals (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 U.K.

11.—(1) The Animals (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 M3 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 6 (Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations)—

(a) for paragraph (7)(g) substitute—

“(g) omit paragraph 8.”; and

(b) omit paragraph (9).

Commencement Information

I3 Reg. 11 in force at 31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)

Marginal Citations

M3 S.I. 2019/588.