Extract from Sea fisheries (licensing of fishing boats)(jersey) regulations 2003
PART 2
RESTRICTIONS ON SEA FISHING
2 Fishing in the territorial sea of Jersey: licences, access permits and lists
(1) In the territorial sea, fishing by a British fishing boat is prohibited unless authorized by a fishing boat licence granted by the Minister.
(2) In any part of the Area (except Zone C and Zone D), being a part that is within the territorial sea, fishing by a French fishing boat is prohibited unless authorized by an access permit that has been granted by an authority of the French Republic and is in force in respect of the boat and the part.
(3) In any part of the Area, being a part that is within the territorial sea, fishing by a British fishing boat is prohibited unless authorized by an access permit that has been granted by the Minister and is in force in respect of the boat and the part.
(4) In Zone A or Zone B, fishing by a French fishing boat is prohibited unless the boat is referred to in the lists in force for that Zone under the exchange of notes and the boat is the subject of an access permit that has been granted by an authority of the French Republic and is in force in respect of the boat.
(5) In Zone C or Zone D, fishing by a French fishing boat is prohibited unless the boat is referred to in the lists in force for that Zone under the exchange of notes and the fishing is authorized by an access permit that has been granted by an authority of the French Republic and is in force in respect of the boat and the Zone.
(6) In the part of the territorial sea that is specified in paragraph 9(b) of the exchange of notes (that is, the whelk box), fishing by a French fishing boat is prohibited unless there is an access permit in force in respect of the boat and the boat is fishing only for whelk.
(7) For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that, for the purposes of this Regulation, if something is not done in accordance with the terms or conditions of a licence or permit it is not authorized by that licence or permit.
3 Fishing by Jersey boats in adjacent waters: licences and access permits
(1) In any part of the Area, being a part that is within the territorial sea of France, fishing by a Jersey fishing boat is prohibited unless authorized by –
(a) a fishing boat licence valid for that part; and
(b) an access permit valid for that part and granted by the Minister.
(2) In Zone E or Zone F, fishing by a Jersey fishing boat is prohibited unless the boat is referred to in the lists in force for that Zone under the exchange of notes and the fishing is authorized by an access permit that has been granted by the Minister and is in force in respect of the boat and the Zone.
(3) For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that, for the purposes of this Regulation, if something is not done in accordance with the terms or conditions of a licence or permit it is not authorized by that licence or permit.
4 Requirement to carry access permit
If an access permit is in force in respect of a boat, the permit shall be carried on the boat –
(a) in the case of a Jersey fishing boat, whenever it is in the Area;
(b) in the case of a French fishing boat, whenever it is in any part of the territorial sea; or
(c) in the case of any British (but not Jersey) fishing boat, whenever it is in the territorial sea.
5 Exception
The prohibitions in Regulations 2 and 3 shall not apply in respect of –
(a) fishing by a boat when the fishing is only for the pleasure of persons conveyed on the boat and the boat is used only for the purpose of conveying persons wishing to fish for pleasure;
(b) fishing operations that, under the authority of the Minister, are conducted for the purpose of scientific investigations.