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Title and introductory text
2025 No. 92
SEA FISHERIES, ENGLAND
The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2025
Made
28th January 2025
Laid before Parliament
29th January 2025
Coming into force
28th February 2025
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 11(1) and 16(8) of Regulation (EU) 2018/973 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a multiannual plan for demersal stocks in the North Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks, specifying details of the implementation of the landing obligation in the North Sea, and in exercise of the powers conferred by section 36(1)(b) and (c), (4)(a), (c) and (d) and (6)(a) and (c) of the Fisheries Act 2020 (“the 2020 Act”), makes the following Regulations.
In accordance with section 41(1) of the 2020 Act, the Secretary of State has consulted the Welsh Ministers, the Scottish Ministers, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland and such other persons as appear to the Secretary of State likely to be affected by the measures made under section 36(1)(b) and (c), (4)(a), (c) and (d) and (6)(a) and (c) of the 2020 Act contained in these Regulations, as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
Propose a change1 Citation, commencement and extent
(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Sea Fisheries (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2025 and come into force on 28th February 2025.
(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Propose a change2 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1393/2014 establishing a discard plan for certain pelagic fisheries in north-western waters
(1) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1393/2014 establishing a discard plan for certain pelagic fisheries in north-western waters is amended as follows.
(2) In Article 3a (de minimis exemptions), omit paragraph (c).
Propose a change3 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1395/2014 establishing a discard plan for certain small pelagic fisheries and fisheries for industrial purposes in the North Sea
(1) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1395/2014 establishing a discard plan for certain small pelagic fisheries and fisheries for industrial purposes in the North Sea is amended as follows.
(2) Omit Article 3a (de minimis exemption).
Propose a change4 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2238 specifying details of implementation of the landing obligation for certain demersal fisheries in the North Sea for the period 2020-2021
(1) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2238 specifying details of implementation of the landing obligation for certain demersal fisheries in the North Sea for the period 2020-2021 is amended as follows.
(2) In Article 2 (definitions), after paragraph (6) insert—
(7) ‘the English zone’ has the meaning given in Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241
(3) In Article 8 (survivability exemption for turbot), in paragraph (1), after “subarea 4” insert “, excluding waters within the English zone,”.
(4) In Article 10 (de minimis exemptions)—
(a) omit paragraph (e);
(b) in paragraph (fa), for “4a and 4b” substitute “4a, 4b and 4c”.
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