PRACTICE NOTES
Practice Note
This Practice Note presents a concise overview of key elements of the Fisheries Act 2020 (FiA 2020), described as the UK’s first wholly domestic fisheries law for 40 years. The FiA 2020 received Royal Assent on 23 November 2020. Under FiA 2020, s 54, commencement of certain provisions and schedules was deferred. Since 1 March 2021, every part of the Act has been in effect. From 31 December 2020, the UK Government has possessed full authority to determine who may fish within UK waters. The FiA 2020 sets out measures concerning fisheries, fishing, aquaculture and marine conservation, creating the statutory framework for regulating UK fisheries and empowering government to make detailed secondary legislation for that purpose. Schedule 11 to the FiA 2020 amended the Assimilated Common Fisheries Policy Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 (Assimilated CFP Regulation) to maintain its continued
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