2023 No. 1054
Sea Fisheries, England
The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023
Made 28th September 2023
Laid before Parliament 29th September 2023
Coming into force 24th October 2023
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 15(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conservation of fisheries resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures and now vested in the Secretary of State, makes the following Regulations.
EUR 2019/1241, amended by S.I. 2019/1312 and 2021/1429 and by paragraph 11 of Schedule 11 to the Fisheries Act 2020 (c. 22). S.I. 2019/1312 came into force on IP completion day by virtue of paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 5 to the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1) and was amended before it came into force by S.I. 2020/1542. The power previously contained in Article 15(2) is now vested in the Secretary of State; see Article 1 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Common Fisheries Policy (EUR 2013/1380) for the definition of “a fisheries administration” and associated provisions regarding the interpretation of a power exercisable by a fisheries administration (for these purposes, the definition of “relevant retained direct EU legislation” is contained in Article 4(1) of that Regulation). Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 was amended by paragraph 2 of Schedule 11 to the Fisheries Act 2020, S.I. 2019/739 and 2019/753. S.I. 2019/739 and 2019/753 came into force on IP completion day by virtue of paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 5 to the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 and were both amended before they came into force by S.I. 2020/1542.
In accordance with Article 15(2) of that Regulation, the Secretary of State has obtained scientific evidence to support the measures contained in these Regulations.
In accordance with Article 15(2C) of that Regulation, the Secretary of State has consulted such bodies or persons as appear to the Secretary of State to be representative of the interests likely to be substantially affected by the measures contained in these Regulations and such other bodies or persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.