S.I. No. 382/2003 - Horse Mackerel (Fisheries Management and Conservation) (No 2) Order 2003

I, Dermot Ahern, Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 223A (inserted by section 9 of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1978 (No. 18 of 1978) and amended by section 4 of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1983 (No. 27 of 1983)) of the Fisheries (Consolidation Act, 1959 (No. 14 of 1959) and the Fisheries (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1977 ( S.I. No. 30 of 1977 ) (as adapted by the Marine and Natural Resources (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2002 ( S.I. No. 307 of 2002 )), hereby order as follows:

1.         This Order may be cited as the Horse Mackerel (Fisheries Management and Conservation) (No 2) Order 2003.

2.         This Order shall come into operation on the 1^st day of September 2003.

3.         The Horse Mackerel (Fisheries Management and Conservation) Order, 2003 ( S.I.No. 100 of 2003 ) is hereby revoked.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation).

The effect of the Order is to permit the fishing for, landing, transhipment, or having on board horse mackerel by Irish sea-fishing boats, duly licensed, with effect from 1^st day of September, 2003.