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Shrimp Fishing Nets (Wales) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 3035 (W. 283) of 2003).

Type of law
Regulation
Source


Abstract
This Order regulates the carriage and use of any fishing nets with mesh size between 16 and 31 millimetres, measured in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2108/1984. It sets out the national provisions called for by Article 25 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 850/98, by specifying separator trawls and sorting grids as the types of device required to be used. The Order applies to British fishing boats in Welsh waters and prohibits them from carrying or using such nets other than in certain specified circumstances (art.3). The taking of measures for the conservation and management of stocks under Article 46 of Council Regulation 850/98 is subject to a condition that the measures apply solely to the fishermen of the Member State concerned. The specified exceptions are where defined attachments are fitted to the net, where no sea fish have been caught or where less than 60 percent by live weight of the total catch comprises common shrimps and/or Aesop shrimps, and any sea fish retained on board are retained in accordance with Article 25 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 850/98. If any boat breaches this prohibition, the master, owner and charterer is guilty of an offence and is liable to a fine.
Date of text
Entry into force notes
These Regulations enter into force on 30 November 2003.
Repealed
Yes
Source language

English

Legislation status
repealed
Legislation Amendment
No