2019 No. 61
The Sea Fish Licensing Order (Northern Ireland) 2019
Made
Coming into operation in accordance with regulation 1
1967 c.84. Section 4B was inserted by section 4 of the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1992 (c.60) and modified by the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c.23).
Citation and commencement1
This Order may be cited as the Sea Fish Licensing Order (Northern Ireland) 2019 and comes into operation on exit day.
Interpretation2
1
The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 F3 applies to this Order as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
2
In these Regulations—
Prohibition on fishing in the Northern Ireland zone by non-British-owned Crown Dependency fishing boats3
1
Subject to paragraph (2), fishing in the Northern Ireland zone by a fishing boat registered under the law of Jersey, Guernsey or the Isle of Man that is not British-owned is prohibited unless authorised by a licence granted by the Department.
2
Paragraph (1) does not apply to fishing—
a
for salmon or migratory trout;
b
for common eels (Anguilla anguilla) by a boat whose length is 10 metres or less;
c
by a boat whose length is 10 metres or less and which does not have an engine to power the boat;
d
by a boat used wholly for the purpose of conveying persons wishing to fish for pleasure.
3
In paragraph (2), “length”, in relation to a fishing boat, means the length calculated in accordance with the rules specified in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1130 of the European Parliament and of the Council defining characteristics for fishing vessels.
Prohibition on fishing in the Northern Ireland zone by foreign fishing boats4
1
Fishing in the Northern Ireland zone by a foreign fishing boat is prohibited unless authorised by a licence granted by the Department.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs on 25 March 2019.
Formerly the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland; see S.I. 1993 (N.I.1), Art 3(4); and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development; see The Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 Chapter 5 Article 1(2).