To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the
draft Fisheries (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (a) makes policy changes, (b)
will lead to a change in operational delivery, (c) will impose additional costs on
(i) business, (ii) individuals, or (iii) the public sector, (d) makes changes to primary
legislation, (e) will result in any additional environmental impacts compared with
the legislation being amended or replaced, and (f) is only required in the event the
UK leaves the EU with no deal.
<p>The published Explanatory Memorandum to this statutory instrument provides the
information requested. To summarise, the instrument only contains simple and technical
changes to pieces of domestic fisheries legislation to ensure they operate correctly
after EU withdrawal.</p><p> </p><p>This means that it:</p><p> </p><p>(a) Does not
make changes to policy;</p><p> </p><p>(b) Will not lead to a change in operational
delivery;</p><p> </p><p>(c) Will not impose any additional costs (as there are no
changes to what businesses, individuals or the public sector will have to do under
the regulations);</p><p> </p><p>(d) Makes minor technical corrections to the Sea Fish
(Conservation) Act 1967, the Fisheries Act 1981 and the Marine and Coastal Access
Act 2009, in order to give effect to EU measures forming part of the CFP; and</p><p>
</p><p>(e) Will not result in any additional environmental impacts.</p><p> </p><p>This
statutory instrument will be required on EU withdrawal, but if there is an implementation
period we expect to defer, revoke or amend the SI in time for the end of that period.</p><p>
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