#2026/518UK revokes EU-derived privileges for two North Atlantic fisheries bodies
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This law removes older UK rules that gave certain privileges and immunities to the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization and the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission, as well as to some representatives and officers connected with them. The change takes effect on 31 March 2027 across the UK. It mainly matters for those organisations, their staff, member representatives, and UK public bodies dealing with their legal status; it is a technical clean-up under retained EU law reform, not a direct change for fishing businesses or the wider public.
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Key Changes
- Revokes the 1985 UK order granting privileges and immunities to the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization
- Revokes the 1999 UK order granting privileges and immunities to the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission
- Also revokes the 2001 amendment order linked to the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization
Obligations
What this law requires
From 31 March 2027, UK public bodies must cease applying the revoked 1985, 1999, and 2001 Orders granting immunities and privileges to the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization, the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission, and covered representatives or officers.