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Article 1Title, commencement and application#
(2)Subject to paragraph (3), this Order applies in relation to Wales.
(3)Articles 3 and 5 apply in relation to the Welsh zone.
Article 2Interpretation#
In this Order, unless the context requires otherwise—• “the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967 note;• note...• “Specified minimum size” (“maint lleiaf penodedig”) means—(i) 55 millimetres before 4 July 2020, and(ii) 65 millimetres on and after 4 July 2020;• “Wales” (“Cymru”) has the meaning given in section 158 of the Government of Wales Act 2006 note;• “Welsh zone” (“parth Cymru”) has the meaning given in section 158 of the Government of Wales Act 2006 note; and• “Whelk” (“cregyn moch”) means shellfish of the species Buccinum undatum.
Article 3Fishing prohibition for specified whelk#
It is prohibited for a fishing boat to fish for whelk with a size of less than the specified minimum size.
Article 4Prohibition on landing of specified whelk#
For the purposes of section 1(1) of the Act (which prohibits the landing of any sea fish of any description which does not meet the requirements as to size as may be prescribed in relation to sea fish of that description) it is prescribed that the minimum size for whelk is the specified minimum size.
Article 5Prohibition on carriage of specified whelk#
(1)For the purposes of section 1(3) of the Act (which prohibits the carriage on specified fishing boats of any sea fish of any description which does not meet the requirements as to size prescribed in relation to sea fish of that description), whelk with a size of less than the specified minimum size may not be carried by a fishing boat that has fished in the Welsh zone during that boat’s current fishing trip.
(2)In this article, “current fishing trip” means the time from when the fishing boat departed from a port to the time when it returns to a port.
Article 6Measurement of whelk#
For the purposes of articles 3, 4 and 5, the size of a whelk is to be measured in accordance with paragraph 6 of Annex 6 to Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on the conservation of fisheries resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures.
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