The Grants for Fishing and Aquaculture Industries Regulations 2015

UK Statutory Instrument 2015 No. 1711 — creates 2 criminal offences.

2offences created

0recorded in force

0revoked

Made: 21 September 2015
In force from: 31 October 2015
Extent: Not stated
Subject: Health and safety, environment, waste and fisheries
Made under: European Communities Act 1972

Explanatory note

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

These Regulations supplement Regulation (EU) No. 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Maritime Fisheries Fund (OJ No. L 149, 20.5.2014, p.1) (“the EMFF Regulation”), and lay down rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EU) No. 1303/2013, laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Regional Development and the European Maritime Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime Fisheries Fund (OJ No. L 347, 20.12.2013, p.320) (“the Funds Framework Regulation”). Part 1 of these Regulations contains general introductory provisions. Part 2 designates various bodies for the purposes of the Funds Framework Regulation. Part 3 of these Regulations makes provision in relation to England for payments of grants by the Marine Management Organisation for the purposes of Title V of the EMFF Regulation. Regulations 4 to 8 lay down a procedure for applications for a grant. Regulation 6 makes it an offence to supply false information when making an application. Regulation 9 makes payment of a grant dependent on provision of satisfactory evidence of the expenditure incurred and the proper execution of any actions relevant to payment of the grant. Regulation 10 makes provision for the method of payment of the grant. Regulation 11 makes payment conditional on the applicant retaining the relevant records and makes failure to comply with this obligation an offence. Regulation 12 provides for the variation, suspension and revocation of any approval of an application for a grant. Regulation 13 provides that the Marine Management Organisation may, by notice, require the repayment of a grant if certain conditions are not satisfied and provides that sums outstanding may be recovered as a debt. Regulation 14 sets out the penalties for offences under these Regulations. By virtue of the application of section 238 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c.23) by regulation 14(1), the common enforcement powers of that Act (defined by section 262 of that Act to mean any power conferred by section 246 to 261 of that Act), and the powers conferred by sections 264, 268, 269, 279 and 284 of that Act, also apply in relation to these Regulations as they apply in relation to the enforcement of the fisheries legislation (as defined by section 238(2) of that Act). Part 4 contains revocation, transitional and review provisions. A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen. The Explanatory Memorandum is available at www.legislation.gov.uk.

Offences created by this instrument

Records regulation 11(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability
Application for a grant regulation 6(4) · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind

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Draft Fisheries (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Commons · General Committees · 29 January 2019 · Luke Pollard (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport) (Lab/Co-op)
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. The Minister says that the purpose of this SI is to preserve and protect the existing EU policy regime, rather than to introduce new policies. He has stood up and told us that there is nothing to worry about—his colleague, the Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the hon. Member for Suffolk Coastal (Dr Coffey), did the same yesterday in a similar Delegated Legislation Committee—because all they are doing is transposing EU law into UK law, replacing “Europe” with “UK” and “EU Commissioner” with…
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…

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