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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Sea Fisheries (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023 and come into force on 24th October 2023.
(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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(1) Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conservation of fisheries resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures is amended as follows.
(2) In Article 6 (definitions)—
(a) for the full stop at the end of point (51) substitute a semicolon, and
(b) after point (51) insert—“
(52) ‘the English zone’ means United Kingdom waters but excluding the Northern Ireland zone, the Scottish zone and the Welsh zone;
(53) ‘the Northern Ireland zone’ has the same meaning as in the Northern Ireland Act 1998;
(54) ‘the Scottish zone’ has the same meaning as in the Scotland Act 1998;
(55) ‘the Welsh zone’ has the same meaning as in the Government of Wales Act 2006.”.
(3) In Part B of Annex 5 (mesh sizes), in the table following point 1, in the row beginning with “At least 40mm”, in the second column of that row after “Whole area” insert “excluding waters within the English zone”.
(4) In Part B of Annex 6 (mesh sizes), in the table following point 1, in the row beginning with “At least 40mm”, in the second column of that row after “Whole area” insert “excluding waters within the English zone”.
Mark Spencer
Minister of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
28th September 2023