The Fisheries (Technical Conservation Measures) (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2020

These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 (c.68) and paragraph 1(1) and (3) of schedule 2 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c.16). These Regulations make miscellaneous amendments to legislation concerning technical conservation measures for sea fisheries to reflect the coming into force of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ No. L 198, 25.7.2019, p.105) (“the Technical Conservation Regulation”) and the consequential repeal and amendment of other EU instruments. These Regulations also address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies (in particular under section 8(2)(a) of the 2018 Act) arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.