UK Offence Report

The Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Quota Measures) Order 1988

UK Statutory Instrument 1988 No. 2301 — creates 2 criminal offences.

2offences created
0recorded in force
2revoked
Made
27 December 1988
In force from
5 January 1989
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Health and safety, environment, waste and fisheries
Made under
Fisheries Act 1981

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

This Order, which revokes the Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Quota Measures) Order 1987, makes provision for the enforcement of certain of the enforceable Community restrictions and other obligations relating to sea fishing set out in the Regulation adopted by the Council of the European Communities on 21st December 1988 (“the Council Regulation”). The Council Regulation fixes total allowable catches and quotas for 1989. Article 3 of the Order creates offences in respect of breaches of the provisions of the Council Regulation referred to in column 1 (and briefly described in column 2) of the Schedule to the Order. Penalties, which may include the forfeiture of fish, nets and other fishing gear, are specified for such offences (article 4). The Order confers powers of enforcement on British sea-fishery officers (article 6). Provision is made for the punishment of anyone found guilty of obstructing or assaulting an officer (article 7).

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