The Third Country Fishing (Enforcement) Order 1989

UK Statutory Instrument 1989 No. 217 — creates 2 criminal offences.

2offences created

0recorded in force

2revoked

Made: 17 February 1989
In force from: 1 March 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 replaces and revokes the Third Country Fishing (Enforcement) Order 1988, makes breaches of specified articles of the Community Regulations set out in column 1 of the Schedule to the Order offences for the purposes of United Kingdom law where they occur within British fishery limits. The Community Regulations authorise fishing in certain specified areas within member States' fishery limits for specified descriptions of fish by vessels of third countries, namely, Norway, Sweden, and the Faroe Islands. The offences arise out of breaches of the provisions of the Community Regulations concerning methods of fishing, the holding on board of licences and observance of the conditions thereof, the keeping of log books, the making of radio reports and similar matters; all are triable summarily or on indictment. On summary conviction, the master of an offending vessel will be liable to a fine not exceeding the sum specified in relation to the offence in column 4 of the Schedule to the Order and, on conviction on indictment, to a fine (article 2). The Order confers powers of enforcement on British sea-fishery officers (article 4). Provision is made for the punishment of anyone found guilty of obstructing or assaulting an officer (article 5).

Offences created by this instrument

If there is, in respect of any fishing boat to which a relevant Community provision applies, a contravention of, or… article 2 · Revoked · Strict liability
Obstruction of officers article 5 · Revoked · Requires proof of a state of mind

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