Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1976/86/crossheading/extension-of-british-fishery-limits
Timestamp: 2019-04-20 23:33:43
Document Index: 769968086

Matched Legal Cases: ['art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 4', 'art. 3', 'art. 4', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 5', 'art. 3']

Extension of British fishery...
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Fishery Limits Act 1976, Cross Heading: Extension of British fishery limits.
Extension of British fishery limitsE+W+S+N.I.
1 British fishery limits.E+W+S+N.I.
[F1(1)Subject to the following provisions of this section, British fishery limits extend to the seaward limits of any area for the time being designated by Order in Council under section 41(3) of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (exclusive economic zone).]
F1S. 1(1) substituted (12.11.2009 for specified purposes, 31.3.2014 in so far as not already in force ) by Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c. 23), s. 324(1)(c)(d), Sch. 4 para. 2(2); S.I. 2013/3055, art. 2
F2S. 1(3)(4) repealed (31.3.2014) by Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c. 23), s. 324(3), Sch. 4 para. 2(3), Sch. 22 Pt. 1; S.I. 2013/3055, art. 2; S.I. 2013/3055, art. 2
C1S. 1: power to repeal, substitute or amend conferred (31.3.2014) by Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c. 23), s. 324(3), Sch. 4 para. 2(4)(5); S.I. 2013/3055, art. 2
2 Access to British fisheries.E+W+S+N.I.
(1)The Ministers may by order designate any country outside the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man and, in relation to it, areas within [F3relevant] British fishery limits in which, and descriptions of sea fish for which, fishing boats registered in that country may fish.
(2)A foreign fishing boat not registered in a country for the time being designated under subsection (1) shall not enter [F3relevant] British fishery limits except for a purpose recognised by international law or by any convention for the time being in force between Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom and the government of the country to which the boat belongs; and any such boat which enters those limits for such a purpose—
(3)A foreign fishing boat registered in a country designated under subsection (1) shall not fish or attempt to fish within [F3relevant]British fishery limits except in an area and for descriptions of fish for the time being designated under this section in relation to that country.
(4)At any time when a foreign fishing boat is in an area within [F3relevant] British fishery limits and either—
(a)the master of the boat is liable [F4on summary conviction, or on conviction on indictment, to a fine];
(a)sections [F54], 6, 7, 8 and 10 of the M3 Sea Fisheries (Scotland) Amendment Act 1885;
[F7(9)This section applies to Scotland with the modifications that–
(d)sections 8(1) . . . F8, 12(1) and (2), 13(2) and (4) and 14 of the Sea Fisheries Act 1968.
F3Words in s. 2(1)-(4) inserted (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/1820, art. 4, Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 57(2)(a); S.I. 1998/3178, art. 3
F4Words in s. 2(5)(a) substituted (12.3.2015) by The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Fines on Summary Conviction) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/664), reg. 1(1), Sch. 4 para. 9 (with reg. 5(1))
F5Figure repealed (S.) by Inshore Fishing (Scotland) Act 1984 (c.26, SIF 52:1), s. 10(2), Sch. 2
F6S. 2(8)(b) repealed by Merchant Shipping Act 1988 (c. 12, SIF 111), ss. 57(4), 58(4), Sch. 7, Sch. 8 para. 1
F7S. 2(9) inserted (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/1820, art. 4, Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 57(2)(b); S.I. 1998/3178, art. 3
F8Words repealed by Fisheries Act 1981 (c. 29, SIF 52:1), s. 46, Sch. 5 Pt. II
C2S. 2: certain functions made exercisable in or as regards N.I. for the purposes of 1998 c. 47, ss. 6, 86 and transferred (28.3.2002) by S.I. 2002/790, art. 3(3), Sch. 3 para. 4(1)
C3S. 2: transfer of functions (5.12.2012) by The Transfer of Functions (Sea Fisheries) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2747), arts. 1(2), 3(1)(c) (with art. 5)
C4S. 2(7) excluded (28.3.2002) by S.I. 2002/790, art. 3(3), Sch. 3 para. 4(2)
C5The text of s. 2(8) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and, except as specified, does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991
M1 1889 c. 63.
M41962 c. 31.