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UK Law Reference
Fisheries Act 2020 overview

Fisheries Act 2020 — full text by section

Consolidated text as published on legislation.gov.uk, snapshot 2026-08-24. Read the Act on legislation.gov.uk

55 sections. Default extent: E+W+S+N.I..

  1. s.1Fisheries objectives
  2. s.2Joint fisheries statement
  3. s.3Joint fisheries statement: procedure
  4. s.4Secretary of State fisheries statement
  5. s.5Secretary of State fisheries statement: procedure
  6. s.6Fisheries management plans: duty to comply with proposals in JFS
  7. s.7Fisheries management plans: power to depart from proposals in JFS
  8. s.8Fisheries management plans: procedure
  9. s.9Fisheries management plans: transitional provision
  10. s.10Effect of fisheries statements and fisheries management plans
  11. s.11Reports on fisheries statements and fisheries management plans
  12. s.12Access to British fisheries by foreign fishing boats
  13. s.13Regulation of foreign fishing boats
  14. s.14British fishing boats required to be licensed
  15. s.15Power to grant licences in respect of British fishing boats
  16. s.16Foreign fishing boats required to be licensed if within British fishery limits
  17. s.17Power to grant licences in respect of foreign fishing boats
  18. s.18Further provision about licences
  19. s.19Penalties for offences
  20. s.20Offences by bodies corporate etc
  21. s.21Jurisdiction of court to try offences
  22. s.22Minor and consequential amendments
  23. s.23Power of Secretary of State to determine fishing opportunities
  24. s.24Duties relating to a determination of fishing opportunities
  25. s.25Distribution of fishing opportunities
  26. s.26Duties to ensure fishing opportunities not exceeded
  27. s.27Sale of English fishing opportunities
  28. s.28Discard prevention charging schemes
  29. s.29Meaning of “chargeable person” and “unauthorised catch of sea fish”
  30. s.30Catches subject to a charge ignored for certain regulatory purposes
  31. s.31Charge collectors
  32. s.32Discard prevention charging schemes: supplementary provision
  33. s.33Financial assistance: powers of Secretary of State
  34. s.34Charges: powers of Marine Management Organisation
  35. s.35Sea Fish Industry Authority: fees for services provided for industry in EU
  36. s.36Power to make provision about fisheries, aquaculture etc
  37. s.37Section 36: interpretation
  38. s.38Power to make provision about aquatic animal diseases
  39. s.39Scope of regulations under section 36 or 38
  40. s.40Scope of regulations under section 36 or 38 where consent obtained
  41. s.41Procedural requirements for regulations under section 36 or 38
  42. s.42Powers of Scottish Ministers, Welsh Ministers and NI department
  43. s.43Agency arrangements between sea fish licensing authorities
  44. s.44Foreign fishing boats that are exclusively Faroe Islands-regulated
  45. s.45Legislative competence of Senedd Cymru
  46. s.46Interpretation of Welsh legislation
  47. s.47Conservation of Seals
  48. s.48Amendments of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009
  49. s.49Retained direct EU legislation: minor and consequential amendments
  50. s.50Amendments that could have been made under existing powers
  51. s.51Regulations
  52. s.52Interpretation
  53. s.53Extent
  54. s.54Commencement
  55. s.55Short title