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# The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

2023 No. 1054
Sea Fisheries, England
The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023
Made
28th September 2023
Laid before Parliament
29th September 2023
Coming into force
24th October 2023
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 15(2) of 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 and now vested in the Secretary of State, makes the following Regulations.
In accordance with Article 15(2) of that Regulation, the Secretary of State has obtained scientific evidence to support the measures contained in these Regulations.
In accordance with Article 15(2C) of that Regulation, the Secretary of State has consulted such bodies or persons as appear to the Secretary of State to be representative of the interests likely to be substantially affected by the measures contained in these Regulations and such other bodies or persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

## 1 Citation, commencement and extent {#regulation-1}

(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.

## 2 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 {#regulation-2}

(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.
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(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”.