Retained EU Law SI 2007/520 United Kingdom

Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 of 7 May 2007 laying down technical measures for the conservation of certain stocks of highly migratory species and repealing Regulation (EC) No 973/2001

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person3 Trader1

Plus 6 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

Other Acts binding the same actors

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Any Person — also bound by 2684 other Acts
Trader — also bound by 864 other Acts
Companies Act 2006 244 duties
Companies Act 1985 85 duties

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.art018 Number of authorised vessels Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Fisheries administration must determine number of authorised UK fishing vessels over 24m in Area 2Crown / Minister / Government department
s.art019 Sharks Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Fisheries administrations must encourage release of live sharks and reduce discardsStatutory regulator
s.art020 Sea turtles Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Fisheries administrations must reduce fishing impact on sea turtlesCrown / Minister / Government department
s.art021 Transhipment Regulated
  • Do not use support vessels for FAD fishing or tranship at sea by seinersAny Person
s.art022 Restrictions on the number of vessels Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Fisheries administrations must cap UK seiners allowed to fish in Area 3Crown / Minister / Government department
s.art025 Allocation of DMLs Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Ensure DML applications meet international rules and report allocations annuallyCrown / Minister / Government department
s.art026 Protection of other species not targeted Regulated
  • Release non-target marine species unharmed from purse seine netsAny Person
s.art027 Sea turtles Regulated
  • Protect sea turtles in fishing gear and don't dump plastic at seaTrader
s.art028 Waste reduction Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Fisheries administrations must minimise waste, discards and bycatchCrown / Minister / Government department
s.art029 Marine mammals Regulated
  • Don't encircle marine mammals with purse seine netsAny Person
26 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.annex iii para.1 ICCAT definition of the length of vessels:
s.annex iii para.2 for any fishing vessel built after 18 July 1982, 96 %...
s.annex ii para.1 Bluefin tuna: Thunnus thynnus Southern bluefin tuna: Thunnus maccoyii Yellowfin...
s.annex i para.1 Albacore: Thunnus alalunga Bluefin tuna: Thunnus thynnus Bigeye tuna: Thunnus...
s.art001 Object
s.art002 Scope
s.art003 Definitions
s.art004 Areas
s.art005 Protection of bigeye tuna in certain tropical waters
s.art006 Bluefin tuna fishing in the Mediterranean
s.art007 Fishing for skipjack, bigeye and yellowfin tuna in certain Portuguese waters
s.art008 Sizes
s.art009 Prohibitions
s.art010 Measurement of size
s.art011 Sampling procedure for bluefin tuna cages
s.art012 North Atlantic bigeye and albacore tuna
s.art013 Marlins
s.art014 Sharks
s.art015 Sea turtles
s.art016 Sport and recreational fishing in the Mediterranean
s.art017 Report
s.art023 Protection of dolphins
s.art024 Requests for DMLs
s.art030 Comitology
s.art031 Repeal
s.art032 Entry into force

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