PART 3Amendment of secondary legislation

CHAPTER 4Legislation concerning fisheries

Sea Fish (Specified Sea Area) (Regulation of Nets and Prohibition of Fishing Methods) Order 198919

In article 2(2) of the Sea Fish (Specified Sea Area) (Regulation of Nets and Prohibition of Fishing Methods) Order 198942, for the words from “determined by” to the end, substitute “measured in accordance with the provisions of 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 nets43”.

Sea Fish (Specified Sea Areas) (Regulation of Nets and Other Fishing Gear) Order 200120

In the Sea Fish (Specified Sea Areas) (Regulation of Nets and Other Fishing Gear) Order 200144, for article 5 substitute—

Measurement of mesh size of nets5

For the purposes of this Order, the mesh size of nets shall be measured in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 517/2008.

Scallop Fishing (England) Order 201221

In article 5(3) of the Scallop Fishing (England) Order 201245, at the end insert “, as last amended by Regulation (EU) 2015/812 of the European Parliament and of the Council46”.

Sea Fishing (Enforcement) Regulations 201822

In the Schedule to the Sea Fishing (Enforcement) Regulations 201847, in the first column—

a

for “Council Regulation (EU) 2018/120 fixing for 2018 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters” substitute “Council Regulation (EU) 2019/124 fixing for 2019 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters48”;

b

in the entries relating to that Regulation—

i

for “Article 9(1), (2) and (3)” substitute “Article 10(1), (2) and (3)”;

ii

for “Article 9(4)” substitute “Article 10(4)”.