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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Fisheries (Technical Conservation Measures) (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2020.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), these Regulations come into force on 21 December 2020.
(3) Regulation 7(3) comes into force immediately before IP completion day.
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(1) The Sea Fish (Specified Sea Areas) (Regulation of Nets and Other Fishing Gear) (Scotland) Order 2000 is amended as follows.
(2) In article 2—
(a) in paragraph (1)—
(i) for the definition of “the Council Regulation”, substitute—“
 “Regulation 2019/1241” means Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on the conservation of fisheries resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technicalmeasures;”,
(ii) omit the definition of “codend”,
(iii) omit the definition of “equivalent Order”,
(b) in paragraph (2), for “the Council Regulation” substitute “Regulation 2019/1241”.
(3) Omit article 6.
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In the Sea Fish (Specified Sea Areas) (Regulation of Nets and Other Fishing Gear) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2001 omit article 2(a)(i).
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(1) The Shrimp Fishing Nets (Scotland) Order 2004 is amended as follows.
(2) For article 2(1) substitute—“
(1) In this Order, “codend” has the meaning given in Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on the conservation of fisheries resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures.”.
(3) In article 3(2)(d), omit “in accordance with Article 25 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 850/98”.
(4) Omit article 4.
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In article 3(4) of the Regulation of Scallop Fishing (Scotland) Order 2017, for the words from “Annex XIII” to the end, substitute “Annex 4 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on the conservation of fisheries resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures.”.
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(1) The Prohibition of Fishing with Multiple Trawls (Scotland) Order 2017 is amended as follows.
(2) In article 2—
(a) in paragraph (1), for the definition of “the Council Regulation”, substitute—“
 “Regulation 2019/1241” means Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on the conservation of fisheries resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures,”,
(b) in paragraph (2), for “the Council Regulation” substitute “Regulation 2019/1241”.
(3) In article 3—
(a) in paragraph (2), for “paragraph (3)”, substitute “paragraphs (3) and (4)”,
(b) at the beginning of paragraph (3)(b), insert “subject to paragraph (4),” ,
(c) after paragraph (3), insert—“
(4) Fishing for redfish with trawls with a mesh size of less than 100 millimetres in the area described in the first sub-paragraph of paragraph 1(1) of Part C of Annex 12 of Regulation 2019/1241 is prohibited.”.
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(1) The Fisheries (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 are amended as follows.
(2) Omit regulations 2 and 6.
(3) Omit part 3.
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(1) The following instruments are revoked—
(a) the Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Conservation Measures) (Scotland) Order 2000,
(b) the Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Conservation Measures) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2002,
(c) the Prevention and Monitoring of Cetacean Bycatch (Scotland) Order 2005,
(d) the Sea Fishing (Transitional EU Technical Conservation Measures) (Scotland) Order 2010.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the instruments referred to in that paragraph continue to have effect for the purposes of any investigation or legal proceedings relating to any acts or omissions which occurred before 21 December 2020 and constitute an offence under any of those instruments.
FERGUS EWING
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
10th November 2020