- Enforced by
- MMO
- Status
- Amended (in force with amendments)
- Penalty ceiling
- Regulated
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Any Person15
Trader1
Plus 1 duty on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.
Other Acts binding the same actors
If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.
Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts
Human Medicines Regulations 2012
184 duties
Merchant Shipping Act 1995
144 duties
Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016
104 duties
Communications Act 2003
92 duties
Road Traffic Act 1988
92 duties
Trader — also bound by 825 other Acts
Value Added Tax Regulations 1995
416 duties
Companies Act 2006
243 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.
uri:annex/vii/part/b/division/1/division/1.1
uri:annex/vii/part/b/division/1/division/1.1
Regulated
- Use minimum mesh sizes and fit selectivity panels for directed fishingAny Person
uri:annex/vii/part/b/division/2
uri:annex/vii/part/b/division/2
Regulated
- Use specified mesh sizes for fishing netsAny Person
uri:annex/vii/part/c/division/4/division/4.2
uri:annex/vii/part/c/division/4/division/4.2
Regulated
- Do not target deepwater sharks; record and handle accidental catchesAny Person
uri:annex/vi/part/b/division/1/division/1.1
uri:annex/vi/part/b/division/1/division/1.1
Regulated
- Use minimum net mesh size of 120mm (100mm in ICES 7d–7j)Any Person
uri:annex/vi/part/c/division/10
uri:annex/vi/part/c/division/10
Regulated
- No flyseining within 12nm of UK coast in ICES 7d/7e unless engine ≤221 kWAny Person
uri:annex/vi/part/c/division/8/division/8.2
uri:annex/vi/part/c/division/8/division/8.2
Regulated
- Do not use beam trawls within 12 nautical miles of UK coastAny Person
uri:annex/vi/part/c/division/9/division/9.2
uri:annex/vi/part/c/division/9/division/9.2
Regulated
- Don’t target deepwater sharks under 600m and handle accidental catches correctlyAny Person
uri:annex/v/part/b/division/1/division/1.1
uri:annex/v/part/b/division/1/division/1.1
Regulated
- Use at least 120 mm mesh size in North Sea, Skagerrak and KattegatAny Person
uri:annex/v/part/b/division/2
uri:annex/v/part/b/division/2
Regulated
- Use a minimum mesh size of 120 mm unless exempting conditions are metTrader
uri:annex/v/part/c/division/4
uri:annex/v/part/c/division/4
Regulated
- Do not use small-mesh fishing gear in protected areas during closed periodsAny Person
uri:annex/v/part/c/division/6/division/6.2
uri:annex/v/part/c/division/6/division/6.2
Regulated
- Do not directed fish deepwater sharks at less than 600m and follow accidental catch rulesAny Person
uri:annex/v/part/d/division/1
uri:annex/v/part/d/division/1
Regulated
- Ban electric pulse trawling in UK watersAny Person
uri:annex/v/part/d/division/2
uri:annex/v/part/d/division/2
Regulated
- Comply with electric pulse trawl limits and monitoring requirementsAny Person
uri:annex/xii/part/c/division/1/division/1.5
uri:annex/xii/part/c/division/1/division/1.5
Regulated
- Transmit daily catch report outside Redfish Conservation AreaAny Person
uri:annex/xii/part/c/division/2/division/2.5
uri:annex/xii/part/c/division/2/division/2.5
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Fisheries administration must establish blue ling sampling protocolsCrown / Minister / Government department
uri:annex/xii/part/c/division/3
uri:annex/xii/part/c/division/3
Regulated
- Limit redfish by-catch to 1% and report catches dailyAny Person
uri:annex/xii/part/d/division/2
uri:annex/xii/part/d/division/2
Regulated
- Inform fisheries administration and move when coral/sponge thresholds exceededAny Person
77 other provisions — procedural and definitional
uri:annex/vii/part/a
uri:annex/vii/part/a
uri:annex/vi/part/b/division/1/division/1.2
uri:annex/vi/part/b/division/1/division/1.2
uri:annex/vi/part/b/division/2
uri:annex/vi/part/b/division/2
uri:annex/vi/part/c/division/1
uri:annex/vi/part/c/division/1
uri:annex/vi/part/c/division/2/division/2.1
uri:annex/vi/part/c/division/2/division/2.1
uri:annex/vi/part/c/division/2/division/2.2
uri:annex/vi/part/c/division/2/division/2.2
uri:annex/vi/part/c/division/3/division/3.1
uri:annex/vi/part/c/division/3/division/3.1
uri:annex/vi/part/c/division/4
uri:annex/vi/part/c/division/4
uri:annex/vi/part/c/division/6/division/6.1
uri:annex/vi/part/c/division/6/division/6.1
uri:annex/vi/part/c/division/6/division/6.2
uri:annex/vi/part/c/division/6/division/6.2
uri:annex/vi/part/c/division/7/division/7.1
uri:annex/vi/part/c/division/7/division/7.1
uri:annex/vi/part/c/division/8/division/8.1
uri:annex/vi/part/c/division/8/division/8.1
uri:annex/v/part/b/division/1/division/1.2
uri:annex/v/part/b/division/1/division/1.2
uri:annex/v/part/c/division/1/division/1.1
uri:annex/v/part/c/division/1/division/1.1
uri:annex/v/part/c/division/3/division/3.1
uri:annex/v/part/c/division/3/division/3.1
uri:annex/v/part/d/division/3
uri:annex/v/part/d/division/3
uri:annex/xiii
uri:annex/xiii
uri:annex/xii/part/b/division/1
uri:annex/xii/part/b/division/1
uri:annex/xii/part/b/division/2
uri:annex/xii/part/b/division/2
uri:annex/xii/part/c/division/1/division/1.1
uri:annex/xii/part/c/division/1/division/1.1
uri:annex/xii/part/c/division/1/division/1.2
uri:annex/xii/part/c/division/1/division/1.2
uri:annex/xii/part/c/division/1/division/1.3
uri:annex/xii/part/c/division/1/division/1.3
uri:annex/xii/part/c/division/1/division/1.6
uri:annex/xii/part/c/division/1/division/1.6
uri:annex/xii/part/c/division/2/division/2.1
uri:annex/xii/part/c/division/2/division/2.1
uri:annex/xii/part/c/division/2/division/2.2
uri:annex/xii/part/c/division/2/division/2.2
uri:annex/xii/part/c/division/2/division/2.3
uri:annex/xii/part/c/division/2/division/2.3
uri:annex/xii/part/c/division/2/division/2.4
uri:annex/xii/part/c/division/2/division/2.4
uri:annex/xii/part/c/division/2/division/2.6
uri:annex/xii/part/c/division/2/division/2.6
uri:annex/xii/part/c/division/4
uri:annex/xii/part/c/division/4
uri:annex/xii/part/d/division/1
uri:annex/xii/part/d/division/1
s.annex iii para.1
Albacore: Thunnus alalunga Bluefin tuna: Thunnus thynnus Bigeye tuna: Thunnus...
s.annex ii para.1
For the purposes of Article 12, the following restrictions on...
s.annex i para.1
Species for which there is a prohibition to fish for,...
s.annex i para.2
The following species of sawfish in United Kingdom waters: narrow...
s.annex iv para.1
The size of any fish shall be measured, as shown...
s.annex xiii para.1
The following measures to monitor and reduce incidental catches of...
s.annex xiii para.2
The measures set out in Parts A, B and C....
s.art001
Subject matter
s.art002
Scope
s.art003
Objectives
s.art004
Targets
s.art005
Definition of fishing zones
s.art006
Definitions
s.art007
Prohibited fishing gear and methods
s.art008
General restrictions on the use of towed gear
s.art009
General restrictions on the use of static nets and driftnets
s.art010
Prohibited fish and shellfish species
s.art011
Catches of marine mammals, seabirds and marine reptiles
s.art012
Protection for sensitive habitats including vulnerable marine ecosystems
s.art013
Minimum conservation reference sizes
s.art014
Pilot projects for the avoidance of unwanted catches
s.art015
Regional technical measures
s.art016
Species and size selectivity of fishing gear
s.art017
Closed or restricted areas to protect juveniles and spawning aggregations
s.art018
Minimum conservation reference sizes
s.art019
Real-time closures and moving-on provisions
s.art020
Innovative fishing gear
s.art021
Nature conservation measures
s.art022
Regional measures under temporary discard plans
s.art023
Pilot projects on full documentation of catches and discards
s.art024
Implementing Regulations
s.art025
Scientific research
s.art026
Direct restocking and transplantation
s.art027
Conditions in relation to mesh size specifications
s.art028
Technical measures in the NEAFC Regulatory Area
s.art029
Regulations
s.art030
Committee procedure
s.art031
Review and reporting
s.art032
Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006
s.art033
Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
s.art034
Amendment to Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013
s.art035
Amendment to Regulation (EU) 2016/1139
s.art036
Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2018/973
s.art037
Amendment to Regulation (EU) 2019/472
s.art038
Amendment to Regulation (EU) 2019/1022
s.art039
Repeals
s.art040
Entry into Force
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