Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1999

Amendment of section 37 of Act of 1980.

17.—Section 37 of the Act of 1980 is hereby amended—

(a) in subsection (1)—

(i) by the substitution for “the Central Board” (first occurring) of “a board”,

(ii) in paragraph (a), by the substitution for “a development programme prepared by either the Central Board or a regional board” of “a development plan prepared by the board”,

(iii) in paragraph (b), by the substitution for “such a programme” of “such a plan”, and

(iv) by the substitution of the following for all the words after paragraph (b):

“the Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance and in accordance with such guidelines and procedures, if any, as the Minister, with the approval of the Minister for Finance, specifies, authorise such acquisition by the board.”,

(b) in subsection (2)(a), by the substitution for “the Central Board” of “a board”,

(c) in subsection (2)(b), by the substitution for “the Central Board to acquire” and “the Central Board is required” of “a board to acquire” and “the board is required”, respectively,

(d) in subsection (5), by the substitution for “the Central Board” of “a board”,

(e) in subsection (7), by the substitution for all words after “Central Board,” of “or from the Minister or the Central Board by a regional board, on such terms as may be agreed and in accordance with any directions or guidelines given or issued by the Minister, of any fishery in the possession or occupation of the Minister or the Central Board or regional board”,

(f) in subsections (8) and (9), by the substitution for “the Central Board”, wherever occurring, of “a board”, and

(g) in subsection (10), by the substitution for “the Central Board under” and “the Central Board shall” of “a board under” and “the board shall”, respectively.