Commentary on provisions of Act Discard prevention charging schemes Section 30: Catches subject to a charge ignored for certain regulatory purposes
This section provides that where a charge is payable under the scheme, the charging scheme may provide that the fishing activity that led to the charge may be ignored in determining whether there has been a breach of a licence requirement.
	Subsection (1) sets out that the charging scheme may provide that where a charge is payable and conditions under the scheme have been met, the catch must be ignored for determining whether a relevant regulatory breach has occurred.
	Subsection (2) gives the meaning of "relevant regulatory breach" for the purposes of this section.
	Subsection (3) allows for the conditions referred to under subsection (1) to include conditions contained in an English sea fishing licence.