Amendment of the Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Conservation Measures) Order 1997
13. In article 2(1) of the Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Conservation Measures) Order 1997(1) for the definition of “the Council Regulation” there shall be substituted the following new definition:
““the Council Regulation” means Council Regulation (EC) No. 894/97 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources(2) as read with Council Regulation (EC) No. 48/1999 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1999 and certain conditions under which they may be fished(3).”.
S.I. 1997/1949 as amended by S.I. 1997/2841 and 1998/268, which makes provision for the enforcement of certain of the enforceable Community restrictions and obligations concerning technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources which are contained in Council Regulation (EC) No. 894/97 (OJ No. L132, 23.5.97, p. 1).
OJ No. L132, 23.5.97, p. 1.
Article 13 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 48/1999 (OJ L13, 18.1.99, at pages 4 and 5) applies the following temporary provisions relating to technical measures during the year 1999: derogations from Article 10(17) of Council Regulation (EC) No. 894/97 permitting the undertaking of encirclements with purse seines on schools or groups of dolphins when aiming to catch tuna, under the conditions agreed within the Agreement for the International Dolphin Conservation Program signed in Washington on 15th May 1998 to certain vessels; derogations from Annex V to Council Regulation (EC) No. 894/97 providing that a minimum mesh of 90mm is applicable to sole (Solea solea) in ICES Divisions IVc and VIId; derogations from Annex V to Council Regulation (EC) No. 894/97 providing that the minimum mesh size of 120 mm applies to greater spotted dogfish (Scyliorhinus stellaris) and the minimum mesh size of 90mm applies to lesser spotted dogfish (Scyliorhinus caniculus) in all waters situated north of latitude 48°N, but excluding waters in ICES Divisions IIIb, IIIc and IIId; derogations from Article 7(6a) of Council Regulation (EC) No. 894/97 prohibiting fishing for herring from 21st September through to 15th November in specified waters of the Douglas Bank in the Irish Sea (ICES Division VIIa).