Registration of Fish Buyers and Sellers and Designation of Fish Auction Sites Regulations 2005 (S.I. No. 1605 of 2005).

The Regulations make provision for the registration by the Secretary of State of sellers of first sale fish, designation of fish auction sites and registration of buyers of first sale fish. Regulation 5 requires registered fish sellers to maintain records of their sales of first sale fish and regulation 9 requires buyers of first sale fish to maintain records of their purchases of first sale fish. The Regulations further provide offences in relation to the sale and purchase of first sale fish and confer powers of enforcement on British sea fishery officers for the purposes of enforcing these Regulations.