S.I. No. 72/2003 - European Communities (Safety of Fishing Vessels) (Amendment) Regulations 2003
I, DERMOT AHERN, Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972), and for the purpose of giving further effect to Council Directive 97/70/EC of 11 December 19971 setting up a harmonised safety regime for fishing vessels of 24 metres in length and over, as amended by Commission Directive 1999/19/EC of 18 March 19992 and Commission Directive 2002/35/EC of 25 April 20023 hereby make the following Regulations: 1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Safety of Fishing Vessels) (Amendment) Regulations 2003. 2. The European Communities (Safety of Fishing Vessels) Regulations 2002 are amended: | ||||||||
(1) in Regulation 3— | ||||||||
(a) (i) by substituting for subparagraph (ii) the following: | ||||||||
“(ii) is landing its catch in a port in the State, or” and | ||||||||
(ii) by inserting the following subparagraph: | ||||||||
“(iii) is in a port in the State and flying the flag of another Member State,”. | ||||||||
(b) (i) by substituting for subparagraphs (2)(b) the following: | ||||||||
“(b) is landing its catch in a port in the State, or”, and | ||||||||
(ii) by inserting the following subparagraph: | ||||||||
“(c) is in a port in the State and flying the flag of another Member State,”. | ||||||||
(2) in Regulation 4— | ||||||||
(a) by substituting for subparagraph (b) the following: | ||||||||
“(b) is landing its catch in a port in the State, or”, and | ||||||||
(b) by inserting the following subparagraph: | ||||||||
“(c) is in a port in the State and flying the flag of another Member State,”. | ||||||||
(3) in Regulation 5— | ||||||||
(a) by substituting for subparagraph (b) the following: | ||||||||
“(b) is landing its catch in a port in the State, or”, and | ||||||||
(b) by inserting the following subparagraph: | ||||||||
“(c) is in a port in the State and flying the flag of another Member State,”. | ||||||||
(4) in Regulation 7— | ||||||||
(a) by substituting for subparagraph 9(a)(ii) the following: | ||||||||
(ii) is landing its catch in a port in the State, or”, and | ||||||||
(b) by inserting the following subparagraph: | ||||||||
“(iii) is in a port in the State and flying the flag of another Member State,”. | ||||||||
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EXPLANATORY NOTE | ||||||||
(THIS NOTE IS NOT PART OF THE INSTRUMENT AND DOES NOT PURPORT TO BE A LEGAL INTERPRETATION) | ||||||||
These regulations amend the European Communities (Safety of Fishing Vessels Regulations 2002 by substituting the wording in Regulations 3, 4, 5, and 7 in order to clarify the requirements of Directive 97/70/EC on setting up a harmonised safety regime for fishing vessels of 24 metres in length and over. | ||||||||
1 O.J. No. L34 of 9.2.1998, p.1. |