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

Maintenance of records by registered fish buyer

9.—(1) A registered fish buyer must maintain and make available for inspection records of every purchase of first sale fish that the buyer makes.

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

(a) date and location of the purchase;

(b) quantity of each species purchased;

(c) price paid for each species purchased;

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

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

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

(3) A registered fish buyer must keep the records of each purchase, as required by this regulation, and at the place notified to the National Assembly until the end of the second calendar year following that purchase.

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

(5) A registered fish buyer whose business does not operate from or is not established in the UK must–

(a) either–

(i) nominate a place in the UK where the records will be made available to the National Assembly until the end of the second calendar year following purchase; 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 buyer whose business does not operate from the UK must keep the records of each purchase as required by this regulation until the end of the second calendar year following that purchase.

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