Fisheries (Statute Law Revision) Act, 1949

Amendment of section 30 of the Act of 1939.

20.—Section 30 of the Act of 1939 is hereby amended as follows:—

(a) there shall be inserted in subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (b) of subsection (2) and before clause (II), the following clause—

“(Ia) if the person investigating the matter agrees with the report, the Minister shall serve on such occupier a statement informing him accordingly, and such notice shall have effect as if, for the period specified therein for compliance therewith, there were substituted a period of one month commencing on the day on which such statement was served.”;

(b) there shall be inserted in paragraph (b) of subsection (2), the following subparagraph—

“(iv) if an objection is not so sent to the Minister, such notice shall have effect as if, for the period specified therein for compliance therewith, there were substituted a period of six weeks commencing on the date on which a copy of the report was served on such occupier.”;

(c) by the insertion of the following new subsection—

“(3A) Where a notice served under subsection (1) of this section has been withdrawn under subsection (2) of this section, such notice shall be deemed not to have been served.”.