S.I. No. 473/2003 - Celtic Sea (Fisheries Management and Conservation) 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 Celtic Sea (Fisheries Management and Conservation) Order, 2003.

2.     This Order shall come into operation from 12pm on the 10th day of October 2003.

3.       The Celtic Sea (Fisheries Management and Conservation) (No 5) Order, 2002. ( S.I. No. 456 of 2002 ) is hereby revoked.

 

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

this 6th day of October, 2003.

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Dermot Ahern

Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

The effect of this Order is to prohibit the fishing for, transhipment, landing or having on board herring by Irish sea-fishing boats, duly licensed, in the Celtic Sea, with effect from 12pm on the 10th day of October 2003.