S.I. No. 276/1988 - Aquaculture (Bantry Bay) Order, 1988.

S.I. No. 276 of 1988.

AQUACULTURE (BANTRY BAY) ORDER, 1988.

I, BRENDAN DALY, Minister for the Marine, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 54 of the Fisheries Act, 1980 (No. 1 of 1980) (as adapted by the Tourism, Fisheries and Forestry (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1987 ( S.I. No. 82 of 1987 )), and by the Communications (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1987 ( S.I. No. 91 of 1987 ), having complied with the requirements of subsection (3) of the said section 54, and having considered a report made to me under subsection (4) of the said section 54, and being of the opinion that, notwithstanding the existence of any public right to fish in the waters to which the following order relates, it is in the public interest that the order be made, hereby, order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Aquaculture (Bantry Bay) Order, 1988.

2. The area described in the Schedule hereto is hereby designated to be an area within which it shall be lawful to engage in aquaculture pursuant to and in accordance with a licence granted under section 54 of the Fisheries Act, 1980 (No. 1 of 1980).

SCHEDULE

All that area of Bantry Bay and adjoining waters which is bordered by the high water mark and which is enclosed by a line drawn due south from the most westerly point of the high water mark of the townland of Coolieragh, barony of Bear, county of Cork, W.R. and terminating at the high water mark of the townland of Gerahies, barony of West Carbery, county of Cork, W.R.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 2nd day of November, 1988.

BRENDAN DALY,

Minister for the Marine.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order designates part of the area of sea known as Bantry Bay as being an area within which it shall be lawful to engage in aquaculture pursuant to a licence issued by the Minister for the Marine.