The Tope (Prohibition of Fishing) Order 2008
UK Statutory Instrument 2008 No. 691 — creates 1 criminal offence.
- Made
- 9 March 2008
- In force from
- 6 April 2008
- Extent
- Not stated
- Subject
- Health and safety, environment, waste and fisheries
- Made under
- Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967
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.
Article 3 of this Order prohibits the fishing for tope by any method other than by rod and line. The retention on board of tope up to a maximum liveweight of 45 kilogrammes per day is permitted. Article 4 prohibits the trans-shipment of tope. Article 5 prohibits the landing in England of tope caught by rod and line or beheaded tope. Article 6 sets out the powers of British sea-fishery officers in respect of this Order, in addition to their powers under the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967. Criminal sanctions are prescribed by sections 5(1), 5(7), 6(5), 6(5A) and 11 of that Act. A full impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available from the Defra Resource Centre, Lower Ground Floor, Ergon House, 17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR and is annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside the instrument on the Office of Public Sector Information website.
Offences created by this instrument
- Contravention of The Tope (Prohibition of Fishing) Order 2008 the instrument as a whole · Status not determined · Strict liability
What Parliament said about it
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- Draft Fisheries (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Commons · General Committees · 29 January 2019 · The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (George Eustice)
I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Fisheries (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. I am pleased to open this debate on an important set of regulations, and I am grateful to hon. Members for being here when, obviously, another debate is taking place in the main Chamber. The regulations give effect to, and enable enforcement of, certain common fisheries policy and marine management measures, as part of the legislation needed for exiting the European Union. The regulations are one piece of a jigsaw that will ensure we have a functioning legislative framework when we…
- Fisheries Bill [HL]
Lords · Lords Chamber · 2 March 2020 · Lord Gardiner of Kimble
My Lords, I recognise that the proposed Amendment 11 is designed to enhance protection of the marine environment. It would, though, have hugely significant impacts if we took it as it is drafted. Indeed, the impact could be as radical as stopping all management of the terrestrial environment, including farming. I will explain why we have a concern about what is obviously a very laudable range of amendments. Requiring the reversal of all negative impacts on the marine environment is, we believe, not practicable if we are also to support the UK’s fisheries and aquaculture sectors. As a…
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