UK Statutory Instrument SI 2005 United Kingdom

The Registration of Fish Buyers and Sellers and Designation of Fish Auction Sites Regulations 2005

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Prosecution 9 of 17 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 8 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person8 Trader7 Director or Officer1

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
Trader — also bound by 825 other Acts
Companies Act 2006 243 duties
Companies Act 1985 85 duties
Director or Officer — also bound by 429 other Acts
Companies Act 2006 126 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.003 Registration of fish sellers Prosecution
  • Submitting false registration info or breaching fish seller conditionsAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.004 Sale of fish by unregistered seller Prosecution
  • Selling fish at auction without being a registered sellerAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.005 Maintenance of records by registered fish seller Regulated
  • Maintain and store records of first-sale fish transactionsTrader
s.006 Designation of fish auction sites Prosecution
  • Breach fish auction site conditions or provide false informationAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.007 Registration of fish buyers Prosecution
  • Providing false information on a fish buyer applicationAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.008 Purchase of fish by an unregistered buyer Prosecution
  • Purchase fish without being a registered buyerAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.009 Maintenance of records by registered fish buyer Regulated
  • Keep detailed records of all first-sale fish purchasesTrader
s.010 Sale of first sale fish landed from a licensed fishing vessel Prosecution
  • Selling fish from an unlicensed fishing vesselAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.011 Purchase of first sale fish landed from a licensed fishing vessel Prosecution
  • Buying fish from an unlicensed fishing vesselAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.017 Obstruction of officers Prosecution
  • Obstructing a British sea-fishery officerAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.018 Offences by bodies corporate Prosecution
  • Personal liability for directors and officers for fish trading offencesDirector or Officer

Unlimited fine

7 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement and extent
s.002 Interpretation
s.012 Penalties
s.013 Powers of British sea-fishery officers in relation to fishing boats
s.014 Powers of British sea-fishery officers on land
s.015 Powers of British sea-fishery officers to seize fish
s.016 Protection of officers
Schedules

Schedules

6 of 6 shown
s.sch001 The Secretary of State shall be informed of any changes... Regulated
  • Update the Secretary of State on changes to your registration detailsTrader
s.sch001 Sales notes shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions... Regulated
  • Submit sales notes for fish transactionsTrader
s.sch002 Auctions shall be conducted only at the times notified to... Regulated
  • Conduct fish auctions only at notified or approved timesTrader
s.sch002 The Secretary of State shall be informed of any changes... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must be updated on changes to fish auction designationsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.sch003 The Secretary of State shall be informed of any changes... Regulated
  • Notify the Secretary of State of changes to registration detailsTrader
s.sch003 Sales notes shall be submitted in accordance with Articles 62... Regulated
  • Submit sales notes for fish purchases and salesTrader

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