Sea-Fisheries (North Western Waters Landing Obligation) Regulations S.I. No. 8/2016


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S.I. No. 8/2016 - Sea-Fisheries (North Western Waters Landing Obligation) Regulations 2016.


Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 12th January, 2016.

I, SIMON COVENEY, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 3 and 14 of the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006 (No. 8 of 2006) and the Sea Fisheries, Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2007 ( S.I. No. 707 of 2007 ) (as adapted by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011 ( S.I. No. 455 of 2011 )), for the purpose of giving further effect to Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 20131 and effect to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2438 of 12 October 20152 hereby make the following regulations:

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Sea-Fisheries (North Western Waters Landing Obligation) Regulations 2016.

(2) These regulations shall cease to have effect on 31 December 2018.

2. In these Regulations—

“Council Regulation” means Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013;

“Commission Regulation” means Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2438 of 12 October 2015.

3. (1) The master of a sea fishing boat which appears on any list of vessels provided for under Article 4 of the Commission Regulation shall comply with Articles 15(1), (4), (8), (11) and (12) of the Council Regulation in respect of North Western waters.

(2) The master of a sea fishing boat referred to in paragraph (1) may not discard catches other than in accordance with Article 2 or Article 3 of the Commission Regulation.

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GIVEN under my Official Seal,

5 January 2016.

SIMON COVENEY,

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation)

This instrument implements the Landing Obligation contained in Article 15 of the Common Fisheries Policy Regulation 1380/2013 in respect of Demersal Fisheries in North Western Waters which is given effect by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2438 of 12 October 2015. These regulations cease to have effect on 31 December 2018.

1 OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p.22

2 OJ L 336, 23.12.2015, p.29


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