S.I. No. 27/1973 - Demersal Fish (Handling, Storage and Transport) Regulations, 1973.

S.I. No. 27 of 1973.

DEMERSAL FISH (HANDLING, STORAGE AND TRANSPORT) REGULATIONS, 1973.

I, JOHN FAHEY, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 8 (1) of the Sea Fisheries Act, 1952 (No. 7 of 1952), and the Fisheries (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions Order, 1965 ( S.I. No. 83 of 1965 ) (as adapted by the Agriculture (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1965 ( S.I. No. 146 of 1965 )), and the Fisheries (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order, 1970 ( S.I. No. 123 of 1970 ), and after due compliance with section 8 (2) of the said Act, hereby order as follows:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Demersal Fish (Handling, Storage and Transport) Regulations, 1973.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of February, 1973.

3. In these Regulations "the Principal Regulations" mean the Demersal Fish (Handling, Storage and Transport) Regulations, 1967 ( S.I. No. 223 of 1967 ).

4. The Principal Regulations are hereby amended by—

( a ) the substitution of "master" for "skipper" in Regulation 7 (c)

( b ) the substitution for the Schedule thereto of the following:

SCHEDULE.

Type or Species	Size	Weight
(1)	(2)	(3)
Whiting	1	1·1 lb. (0·5 kg.) and over.
	2	0·77 lb. (0·35 kg.) and over, but under 1·1 lb. (0·5 kg.).
	3	0·44 lb. (0·2 kg.) and over, but under 0·77 lb. (0·35 kg.).
	4	Under 0·44 lb. (0·2 kg.).
Haddock	1	2·2 lb. (1 kg.) and over.
	2	0·88 lb. (0·4 kg.) and over, but under 2·2 lb. (1 kg.).
	3	0·55 lb. (0·25 kg.) and over, but under 0·88 lb. (0·4 kg.).
	4	Under 0·55 lb. (0·25 kg.).
Cod	1	15·4 lb. (7 kg.) and over.
	2	8·8 lb. (4 kg.) and over, but under 15·4 lb. (7 kg.).
	3	4·4 lb. (2 kg.) and over, but under 8·8 lb. (4 kg.).
	4	2·2 lb. (1 kg.) and over, but under 4·4 lb. (2 kg.).
	5	Under 2·2 lb. (1 kg.).
Saithe	1	11 lb. (5 kg.) and over.
(Black Pollock,	2	6·6 lb. (3 kg.) and over, but under 11 lb. (5 kg.).
Coal fish or Coley)	3	3·3 lb. (1·5 kg.) and over, but under 6·6 lb. (3 kg.).
	4	Under 3·3 lb. (1·5 kg.).
Plaice	1	1·32 lb. (0·6 kg.) and over.
	2	0·88 lb. (0·4 kg.) and over, but under 1·32 lb. (0·6 kg.).
	3	0·66 lb. (0·3 kg.) and over, but under 0·88 lb. (0·4 kg.).
	4	Under 0·66 lb. (0·3 kg.).
Black Sole	1	0·75 lb. (0·34 kg.) and over.
	2	0·5 lb. (0·23 kg.) and over, but under 0·75 lb. (0·34 kg.).
	3	Under 0·5 lb. (0·23 kg.).
Megrims and	1	0·5 lb. (0·23 kg.) and over.
Witches	2	Under 0·5 lb. (0·23 kg.).
Ray (whole	1	3 lb. (1·36 kg.) and over.
gutted)	2	Under 3 lb. (1·36 kg.).
Ray wings	1	1 lb. (0·45 kg.) and over.
	2	Under 1 lb. (0·45 kg.).
Hake	1	3 lb. (1·36 kg.) and over.
	2	1 lb. (0·45 kg.) and over, but under 3 lb. (1·36 kg.).
	3	Under 1 lb. (0·45 kg.).
Lemon Soles	1	1 lb. (0·45 kg.) and over.
	2	Under 1 lb. (0·45 kg.).

GIVEN under my hand this 29th day of January, 1973.

JOHN FAHEY,

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations bring the grading weights of certain species of fish into line with EEC regulations.