The Sea Fishing (Control Procedures for Herring, Mackerel and Horse Mackerel) (Scotland) Order 2008

Made: 6th March 2008

Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 7th March 2008

Coming into force: 1st April 2008

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Citation, commencement and extent

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Interpretation

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Approval of pelagic weighing systems

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Weighing procedures for herring, mackerel and horse mackerel

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Weighing of fresh fish after transport

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Approval to weigh fresh fish after transport

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Offences

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Penalties

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Recovery of fines

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Powers of British sea fishery officers in relation to fishing boats

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Powers of British sea fishery officers on land

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Powers of British sea fishery officers to seize fish and fishing gear

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Protection of officers

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Obstruction of officers

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Offences by bodies corporate

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Admissibility in evidence of logbooks and other documents

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Amendment of the Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Quota and Third Country Fishing Measures) (Scotland) Order 2007

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SCHEDULE — SPECIFIED COMMUNITY PROVISIONS (MAXIMUM FINES ON SUMMARY CONVICTION)

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Signed

RICHARD LOCHHEAD — A member of the Scottish Executive — 2008-03-06

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1981 c. 29 (“the 1981 Act”); relevant modifications are contained in the Scotland Act 1998 (Functions Exercisable in or as Regards Scotland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1748), article 5 and the Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1756), articles 3, 5 and 6. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46). See section 30(3) of the 1981 Act for definitions of “enforceable Community restriction”, “enforceable Community obligation” and “the Ministers”. Section 30 of the 1981 Act has effect in relation to Scotland as modified by section 30(5) of that Act which was inserted by the Scotland Act (Consequential Modifications) (No. 2) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1820), Schedule 2, paragraph 68(5)(b).

[^f00002]: 1972 c. 68; paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51), section 28.

[^f00003]: Section 2(2) was amended by the Scotland Act 1998, Schedule 8, paragraph 15(3) which was amended by section 27(4) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) (“the 2006 Act”). Section 2(2) was also amended by section 27(1)(a) of the 2006 Act.

[^f00004]: O.J. No. L 337, 21.12.2007, p.56.

[^f00005]: O.J. No. L 261, 20.10.93, p.1 as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No. 2870/95, O.J. No. L 301, 14.12.95, p.1; Council Decision (EC) No. 95/524, O.J. No. L 301, 14.12.95, p.35; Council Regulation (EC) No. 2489/96, O.J. No. L 338, 28.12.96, p.12; Council Regulation (EC) No. 686/97, O.J. No. L 102, 19.4.97, p.1; Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1489/97, O.J. No. L 202, 30.7.97, p.18; Council Regulation (EC) No. 2205/97, O.J. No. L 304, 7.11.97, p.1; Council Regulation (EC) No. 2635/97, O.J. No. L 356, 31.12.97, p.14; Council Regulation (EC) No. 2846/98, O.J. No. L 358, 31.12.98, p.5; Council Regulation (EC) No. 806/2003, O.J. No. L 122, 16.5.03, p.1; Council Regulation (EC) No. 1954/2003 O.J. No. L 289, 7.11.03, p.1; and Council Regulation (EC) No. 768/2005 O.J. No. L 128, 21.5.05, p.1.

[^f00006]: 1981 c. 29; section 30(2A) was inserted by S.I. 1999/1820.

[^f00007]: 1998 c. 46.

[^f00008]: 1995 c. 21.

[^f00009]: The sea within British fishery limits (that is, the limits set by or under section 1 of the Fishery Limits Act 1976 (c. 86)) which is adjacent to Scotland is determined by the Scottish Adjacent Waters Boundaries Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1126).

[^f00010]: S.I. 2001/1208.

[^f00011]: 1995 c. 46.

[^f00012]: 1980 c. 43.

[^f00013]: S.I. 1981/1675.

[^f00014]: O.J. No. L 261, 20.10.93, p.1.

[^f00015]: 1981 c. 29; section 30(2A) was inserted by S.I. 1999/1820.

[^f00016]: 1972 c. 68.

[^f00017]: S.S.I. 2007/127.

Editorial notes

[^key-d1b0ae5c035ecb3a6a0ca2000caf540e]: Order revoked (5.10.2015) by The Sea Fishing (EU Control Measures) (Scotland) Order 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/320), arts. 1(1), 31(1)(h) (with art. 31(3))

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