Fishery Limits Act 1976
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Fishery Limits Act 1976
An Act to extend British fishery limits and make further provision in connection with the regulation of sea fishing.[22 nd December 1976]Be it enactedby the authority of the same, as follows:—Extension of British fishery limits1 British fishery limits(1) Subject to the following provisions of this section, British fishery limits extend to 200 miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea adjacent to the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man is measured.(2) Her Majesty may by Order in Council, for the purpose of implementing any international agreement or the arbitral award of an international body, or otherwise, declare that British fishery limits extend to such other line as may be specified in the Order.(3) Where the median line defined below is less than 200 miles from the baselines referred to in subsection (1) , and no other line is for the time being specified by Order in Council under subsection (2) , British fishery limits extend to the median line.(4) The median line is a line every point of which is equidistant from the nearest points of, on the one hand, the baselines referred to in subsection (1) and, on the other hand, the corresponding baselines of other countries.(5) Subject to section 10(2)(b) below, references to British fishery limits in any enactment for the time being in force relating to sea fishing or whaling are to the limits set by or under this section.2 Access to British fisheries(1) The Ministers may by order designate any country outside the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man and, in relation to it, areas within British fishery limits in which, and descriptions of sea fish for which, fishing boats registered in that country may fish.(2) A foreign fishing boat not registered in a country for the time being designated under subsection (1) sh...See the full content of this document
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