Fishing Vessels (Amendment No. 2) Regulations, 2020 (L.N. 236 of 2020)

VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA B 1513 B 1513 L.N. 236 of 2020 FISHERIES CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT (CAP. 425) Fishing Vessels (Amendment No. 2) Regulations, 2020 IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 38 of the Fisheries Conservation and Management Act, the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights, has made the following regulations:- 1. The title of these regulations is the Fishing Vessels Citation. (Amendment No. 2) Regulations, 2020 and these regulations shall be read and construed as one with the Fishing Vessels Regulations, S.L. 425.07. hereinafter referred to as the "principal regulations". 2. (1) Immediately after regulation 23 of the principal Add new regulation to the regulations, there shall be added the following new regulation: principal regulations. "Transitory 24. (1) Without prejudice to sub-regulation (2), provision. all effects at law of the provisions of regulation 9, inclusive of any terms therein provided, shall be suspended throughout the year 2020: Provided that the Director may, by order in the Gazette, extend the period of suspension due to extraordinary circumstances affecting the fishing industry. (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub- regulation (1), the following rights shall retain effect throughout the year 2020 and throughout any period of extension as provided according to the proviso of sub- regulation (1): (a) the right to be removed from the temporary register referred in regulation 9 upon a vessel totally restarting its commercial fishing activity according to Schedule III; and (b) the right to regain a right of registration in categories A or B, as applicable for a particular vessel and as lost in accordance with regulation 9, upon payment of the amount provided in regulation 9 and upon that vessel totally restarting its commercial fishing activity according to Schedule III. VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA B 1514 B 1514 (3) Upon termination of the periods provided according to sub-regulation (1), all terms provided under regulation 9 shall continue to run and all the effects of regulation 9 shall be applicable at law.". _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Ippubblikat mid-Dipartiment tal-Informazzjoni (doi.gov.mt) — Valletta — Published by the Department of Information (doi.gov.mt) — Valletta Mitbugħ fl-Istamperija tal-Gvern fuq karta FSC — Printed at the Government Printing Press on FSC certified paper Prezz/Price €0.18