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 2
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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 is amended as follows.
2
In Article 6 (definitions)—
a
for the full stop at the end of point (51) substitute a semicolon, and
b
after point (51) insert—
52
‘the English zone’ means United Kingdom waters2 but excluding the Northern Ireland zone, the Scottish zone and the Welsh zone;
53
‘the Northern Ireland zone’ has the same meaning as in the Northern Ireland Act 19983;
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‘the Scottish zone’ has the same meaning as in the Scotland Act 19984;
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‘the Welsh zone’ has the same meaning as in the Government of Wales Act 20065.
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In Part B of Annex 5 (mesh sizes), in the table following point 1, in the row beginning with “At least 40mm”, in the second column of that row after “Whole area” insert “excluding waters within the English zone”
.
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In Part B of Annex 6 (mesh sizes), in the table following point 1, in the row beginning with “At least 40mm”, in the second column of that row after “Whole area” insert “excluding waters within the English zone”
.