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The Sea Fish Licensing (England) Order 2015 (revoked)

UK Statutory Instrument 2015 No. 647 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
9 March 2015
In force from
1 July 2015
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Health and safety, environment, waste and fisheries
Made under
Interpretation Act 1978, Scotland Act 1998, 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.

This Order consolidates the provisions of the Sea Fish Licensing Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/2633), as varied and amended, (‘the 1992 Order’) in so far as it applies in relation to English fishing boats, as defined in article 2. The Order provides for the execution and enforcement of Article 6 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy.. Subject to specified exceptions, the Order prohibits fishing by English fishing boats, wherever they may be, unless authorised by a licence (article 3). It is an offence under section 4(3) of the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967 (c.84) for the master, owner or charterer to use a fishing boat in contravention of the prohibition. The Order revokes the 1992 Order, together with the instruments which varied and amended it, in so far as it applies in relation to English fishing boats (article 4). Article 5 provides that the Secretary of State must carry out a periodic review of this Order. 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.

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