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Enforced by: Environment Agency, NRW
Status: In Force
Penalty ceiling: Prosecution 12 of 20 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 Person14 Responsible Person3 Applicant1 Operator1

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

Responsible Person — also bound by 108 other Acts

MH(CT)(S)A 2003 30 duties

Climate Change Levy (General) Regulations 2001 24 duties

Offshore Installations (Offshore Safety Directive) (Safety Case ) Regulations 2015 21 duties

The Offshore Installations (Prevention of Fire and Explosion, and Emergency Response) Regulations 1995 21 duties

The Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 2005 19 duties

Applicant — also bound by 307 other Acts

Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 46 duties

Human Medicines Regulations 2012 42 duties

The Land Registration Rules 2003 25 duties

Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 (Aircrew) 20 duties

Value Added Tax Regulations 1995 18 duties

Operator — also bound by 746 other Acts

Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 (Air Operations) 203 duties

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2066 of 19 December 2018 on the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Regulation (EU) No 601/2012 (Text with EEA relevance) 121 duties

Commission Regulation (EU) No 601/2012 of 21 June 2012 on the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed) 112 duties

Space Industry Regulations 2021 76 duties

Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health (‘Animal Health Law’) (Text with EEA relevance) 66 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.

Part 1

General

0 of 2 sections shown

2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.001 Title, commencement and application

s.002 Interpretation

Part 2

Records and restocking

6 of 7 sections shown

s.003 Eel catch returns Regulated

Complete and submit accurate eel catch returnsAny Person

s.004 Records Regulated

Keep and provide records of young eel transactionsOperator

s.005 Imports Regulated

Record and certify details of imported live eelsAny Person

s.006 Exports Regulated

Record and certify eel exports and verify sustainable sourcingAny Person

s.007 Duties on consignees Regulated

Check and retain certificates when importing live eelsAny Person

s.008 Restocking Prosecution

Fail to comply with restocking notice or declarationAny Person

Unlimited fine

1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.009 Interpretation

Part 3

Eel Licences

1 of 2 sections shown

s.010 Close season Prosecution

Fish eels during closed season (non‑rod & line)Any Person

Unlimited fine

1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.011 Reduction of fishing effort

Part 4

Passage of eels

8 of 11 sections shown

s.012 Construction, alteration etc of obstruction Prosecution

Notify the Environment Agency before building or altering obstructionsAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.013 Reporting an obstruction Prosecution

Fail to report an eel obstructionAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.014 Eel passes Prosecution

Comply with Environment Agency notices regarding eel passesResponsible Person

Unlimited fine

s.015 Maintenance and repair of eel pass Prosecution

Fail to maintain eel passAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.016 Damaging or obstructing eel pass Prosecution

Do not damage or block eel passesAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.017 Eel screens Prosecution

Fail to provide or maintain required eel screenAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.018 By-wash Prosecution

Provide a continuous by-wash for eels upstream from screensResponsible Person

Unlimited fine

s.019 Eel screens and by-wash Prosecution

Maintain eel screens and ensure they do not obstruct eels or navigationResponsible Person

Unlimited fine

3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.020 Action by the appropriate agency

s.021 Abstraction and impounding works licences

s.022 Interpretation

Part 5

Notices and appeals

2 of 3 sections shown

s.023 Notices Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Regulators must provide specific details in eel-related enforcement noticesStatutory regulator

s.025 Appeals Regulated

Appeal a notice regarding eel passes or screensAny Person

1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.024 Service of notices

Part 6

Enforcement and penalties

2 of 3 sections shown

s.027 Obstruction Prosecution

Obstruct regulator or give false informationAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.028 Penalties Prosecution

Breach Eels (England and Wales) RegulationsAny Person

Unlimited fine

1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.026 Entry and inspection of land etc

Schedules

1 of 1 shown

s.schedule Appeals Regulated

Submit appeal notification and supporting case documentsApplicant

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Meet your aquaculture and freshwater fishing duties Understanding UK wildlife law for businesses

Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.

Eels (England and Wales) Regulations 2009

Does it bind you?

Other Acts binding the same actors

What it requires

General

Records and restocking

Eel Licences

Passage of eels

Notices and appeals

Enforcement and penalties

Schedules

Help complying