The Registration of Fish Buyers and Sellers and Designation of Fish Auction Sites (Wales) Regulations 2006

Maintenance of records by registered fish seller

5.—(1) A registered fish seller must maintain records, of each sale of first sale fish that the registered fish seller makes, at the place notified to the National Assembly in accordance with these Regulations.

(2) The records referred to in this regulation must include all of the following information in relation to each sale–

(a) date and location of the sale;

(b) quantities of each species sold;

(c) price paid for each species sold;

(d) name and PLN of the vessel which landed the fish;

(e) name, address and, where available, registration number of the buyer;

(f) reference number of the invoice or contract of sale.

(3) A registered fish seller must keep the records of each sale as required by this regulation until the end of the second calendar year following that sale.

(4) A registered fish seller must make available for inspection at all reasonable times the records of sale of fish at the place notified to the National Assembly.

(5) A registered fish seller whose business does not operate from or is not established in the United Kingdom must–

(a) either–

(i) nominate a place in the United Kingdom where the records will be made available to the National Assembly until the end of the second calendar year following the sale to which the records relate; or

(ii) submit the records annually from the date of registration; and

(b) submit the records within 28 days of a demand by the National Assembly.

(6) A registered fish seller whose business does not operate from or is not established in the United Kingdom must keep the records of each sale as required by this regulation until the end of the second calendar year following that sale.

(7) A registered fish seller who fails to keep or make available the records as required by this regulation is guilty of an offence.