Statutory guidance

Section A: Principal acts relating to sea fishing

Updated 11 April 2024

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) tries to maintain The Blue Book with up-to-date legislation but cannot guarantee that it is up to date at all times. The legislation and documents may have been updated since the links above were published. The Blue Book does not contain comprehensive UK legislation applicable to Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish waters.

Legislation in the blue book is not currently available in consolidated versions. To check current wording, you will need to cross reference the legislation you are reviewing with any amendments made by other Statutory Instruments or Acts. If a piece of legislation is known to have been amended links have been included to the amending Statutory Instrument or Act.

A1.10: The Fishery Limits Act 1976

Amended by: A 1995/C21 Schedule 13 (49)A 2009/C23 Schedule 4, A 2020/C22 Schedule 4

A1.12: The Territorial Sea (Baselines) Order 2014

A1.20: The Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967

Amended by: A 1995/C21 Schedule 13 (49), A 2020/C22 Schedule 4, A 2009/C23, SI 2019/746 – Reg 2

A1.30: The Sea Fisheries Act 1968

Amended by: A 2020/C22 Schedule 4, A 1995/C21

A1.40: The Fisheries Act 1981

Amended by: SI 2019/746 – Reg. 3, A 2020/C22 Schedule 4

A1.41: The Sea Fishing (Enforcement and Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2015

Amended by: SI 2019/746 – Reg. 12

A1.42: The Sea Fishing (Enforcement) Regulations 2018

Amended by SI 2019/746 - Reg. 14, SI 2019/526 - Reg. 22, SI 2020/516 - Reg. 2

A1.42a: The Sea Fishing (Enforcement) Regulations 2020

A1.43: The Sea Fishing (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018

A1.44: The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) Regulations 2018

A1.50: The Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967

Amended By: A 1997/C3 - Reg. 1, A 2009/C23, SI 2017/1012 - Schedule 6 (2)

A1.50a: The Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) (Amendment) Act 1997

A1.60: The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009

Amended by: A 2017/1012, A 2017/1013, SI 2018/942 - Reg. 6, SI 2018/1399 - Reg. 2, SI 2019/746 - Reg. 4, A 2020/C22 - Schedule 4, A 2020/C22 - Schedule 10

A1.70: Exclusive Economic Zone Order

A1. 80 Fisheries Act 2020