15D.— (1) Subject to subsection (2), data entered in the Irish Fishing Master Register shall be stored only for as long as necessary for the operation of the Irish Fishing Master Register for the purposes of this Chapter.

(2) Where data entered in the Irish Fishing Master Register concerns the points system referred to in Article 92 of the Control Regulation, such data shall be stored for a minimum of 3 years, starting from the year following the later of—

(a) the year in which the data is entered in the Irish Fishing Master Register, or

(b) the year in which the most recent points are assigned to the person to whom it relates.]