Statutory Instruments
2019 No. 848
Exiting The European Union
Sea Fisheries
The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019
Made
28th March 2019
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(1) of, and paragraph 21(b) of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 , makes the following Regulations.
In accordance with paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 7 to that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
PART 1 INTRODUCTORY
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 and come into force on the later of exit day or the day after the day on which they are made.
PART 2 AMENDMENT OF THE DISCARD PLANS
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/2034 establishing a discard plan for certain demersal fisheries in North-Western waters for the period 2019-2021
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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/2035 specifying details of implementation of the landing obligation for certain demersal fisheries in the North Sea for the period 2019-2021
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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
4. —(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) For Article 5 substitute—
“ Article 5 Application
This Regulation applies until 31 December 2020. ” .
(3) In the Annex—
(a) in paragraph 3 for “referred to in Article 15(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013” substitute “ (mackerel, herring, horse mackerel, blue whiting, boarfish, anchovy, argentine, sardine, sprat) ” ; and
(b) in paragraph 4 for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ” .
PART 3 AMENDMENT OF THE DEEP SEA FISHING REGULATION
Council Regulation (EU) 2018/2025 fixing for 2019 and 2020 the fishing opportunities for Union fishing vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks
5. —(1) Council Regulation (EU) 2018/2025 fixing for 2019 and 2020 the fishing opportunities for Union fishing vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks is amended as follows.
(2) Omit Article 1.
(3) In Article 2—
(a) in paragraph 1—
(i) omit point (a),
(ii) omit point (b),
(iii) in point (c) for “State” substitute “ state or country ” , and
(iv) omit point (d); and
(b) in paragraph 2 omit point (b).
(4) Omit Articles 3 to 6 .
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(6) In Article 7—
(a) in paragraph 1 for “Union” in both places it occurs, substitute “ United Kingdom ” ; and
(b) in paragraph 2—
(i) for “Union” in each place it occurs, substitute “ United Kingdom ” , and
(ii) omit the words from “, with the exception of cases” to the end.
(7) Omit Articles 8 and 9.
(8) In the Annex—
(a) in Part 1, omit paragraph 1 and the table immediately following it; and
(b) omit Part 2.
PART 4 AMENDMENT OF THE TAC AND QUOTA REGULATION
Council Regulation (EU) 2019/124 fixing for 2019 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters
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Robert Goodwill
Minister of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs