Amendment of the Prohibition of Fishing with Multiple Trawls (No. 2) (Scotland) Order 2000

2.—(1) The Prohibition of Fishing with Multiple Trawls (No. 2) (Scotland) Order 2000(1) is amended in accordance with this article.

(2) For article 3 (prohibition of method of fishing) substitute–

“Prohibition of method of fishing

3.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2) fishing–

(a)by any Scottish fishing boat wherever it may be; or

(b)by any relevant British fishing boat within the Scottish zone,

with any trawl other than a single trawl is prohibited.

(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to fishing with two trawls or fewer–

(a)by any beam trawler;

(b)having a mesh size of not less than 80 millimetres in the Fladen area;

(c)having a mesh size of not less than 80 millimetres–

(i)in ICES VI south of a line drawn westwards from a point on the Scottish mainland at 56°North 05°40'31"West;

(ii)in ICES VII (Irish Sea, West of Ireland and Porcupine Bank, South Coast of Ireland, Bristol Channel and English Channel); or

(iii)in ICES IV south of a line drawn eastwards from the east coast of England at 53° north latitude; and

(d)having a mesh size of 95 millimetres or more.”.