The Incidental Catches of Cetaceans in Fisheries (England) Order 2005

Made: 10th January 2005

Laid before Parliament: 11th January 2005

Coming into force: 2nd February 2005

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Citation and commencement

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Interpretation

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Admittance of observers on board vessels

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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, acoustic devices and fishing gear

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Protection of officers

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Obstruction of officers

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Powers of other officers

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Proceedings

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Provisions as to offences

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Admissibility in evidence of logbooks and other documents

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SCHEDULE

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Article 2.1 and Annex 1

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Article 2.2

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Article 2.3

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Article 3.1 and Annex II

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Article 3.2

Signed

Ben Bradshaw — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs — 2005-01-08

Ian Pearson — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Northern Ireland Office — 2005-01-10

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1981 c. 29. See section 30(3) for the definitions of “enforceable Community restriction”, “enforceable Community obligation” and “the Ministers”.

[^f00002]: Article 3(1) of and Schedule 1 to the Scotland Act 1998 (Concurrent Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1592) provide for the functions exercisable under section 30(2) of the 1981 Act to be exercised by the Ministers, concurrently with Scottish Ministers, in relation to: British fishing boats (other than Scottish ones) within the Scottish zone; and Scottish fishing boats within British fishery limits but outside the Scottish zone. By virtue of article 2(a) of, and Schedule 1 to, the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672) the functions exercisable under section 30(2) of the 1981 Act were transferred to the National Assembly in so far as exercisable in relation to Wales (defined in section 155(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38) as including “the sea adjacent to Wales out as far as the seaward boundary of the territorial sea”); in respect of waters beyond Wales these functions remain exercisable by the Ministers. The Government of Wales Act 1998, Schedule 3, paragraph 5 provides that any power of a Minister of the Crown transferred to the Assembly by virtue of S.I. 1999/672 should continue to be exercisable by the Minster who, but for that transfer, would have continued to hold that power for the purpose of implementing any Community obligation. By virtue of article 2(1) of the Transfer of Functions (Agriculture and Fisheries) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/1812) any remaining functions of the Secretaries of State for Scotland and Wales under section 30(2) of the 1981 Act were transferred to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. By virtue of article 2(1) of the Transfer of Functions (Agriculture and Fisheries) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/1812), any remaining functions of the Secretaries of State for Scotland and Wales under section 30 (2) of the 1981 Act were transferred to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. The functions of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and one or more named Secretaries of State (however described) acting jointly were transferred to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the one or more Secretaries of State acting jointly by virtue of article 2(5) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002 (S.I.2002/794).

[^f00003]: Section 30(2A) was inserted by article 4 of and paragraph 68(5)(a) of Part I of Schedule 2 to the Scotland Act 1998 (Consequential Modifications) (No.2) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1820)

[^f00004]: OJ No. L150 30.04.04, p. 12, as amended by Corrigendum OJ No L185 24.05.04, p. 4

[^f00005]: 1998 c. 47

[^f00006]: 1998 c. 46; see section 126 and the Scottish Adjacent Waters Boundaries Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1126).

[^f00007]: 1998 c. 38

[^f00008]: As defined by section 1 of the Fishery Limits Act 1976 (c. 86).

[^f00009]: 1976 c. 86:seealso article 2 and paragraph 3(c) of the Schedule to the Fisheries Limits Act (Guernsey) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/2407).

[^f00010]: 1980 c. 43; section 78 was amended by sections 37 and 46 of the Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48).

[^f00011]: S.I. 1981/1675 (NI 26).

[^f00012]: 1995 c. 46.

Editorial notes

[^key-d1d242a407f0c1850e3f9dcf79ef8ad0]: Order revoked (6.3.2015) by The Sea Fishing (Enforcement and Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/191), art. 1(1), Sch.

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