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

Registration of fish buyers

7.—(1) For the purposes of Article 22(2)(b) of the CFP Regulation any person may apply to the National Assembly to be registered as a fish buyer, using such form as the National Assembly may prescribe.

(2) An application for registration as a fish buyer must include a statement of the facilities and the proposed methods of operation the applicant intends to use and of the place where the applicant intends to maintain the records of purchases of first sale fish.

(3) In considering an application the National Assembly must take into account whether the statement as to the proposed methods of operation of the applicant, and of the place where the applicant intends to maintain the records of purchases of first sale fish, are such as to assist compliance by the applicant with Article 9, Article 22 of the CFP Regulation and these Regulations.

(4) The National Assembly must notify an applicant in writing of its decision on an application made to it in accordance with this regulation.

(5) Where the National Assembly grants a registration it will be subject to and must specify the conditions listed at Schedule 3.

(6) The National Assembly must publish a list of registered fish buyers in such manner as it sees fit.

(7) The registration of a fish buyer may be suspended where, in the view of the National Assembly, the registered fish buyer has not–

(a) complied with a condition of registration; or,

(b) conducted business in a manner that complies with the requirements of Article 9, Article 22 of the CFP Regulation or these Regulations.

(8) Any person who knowingly or recklessly makes a false statement for the purposes of an application under this regulation is guilty of an offence.

(9) Any registered fish buyer who fails to comply with a condition of registration is guilty of an offence.