Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 2001
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Number 40 of 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FISHERIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Number 40 of 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FISHERIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE FISHERIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1997, TO CONFIRM FEES PAYABLE TO THE MINISTER FOR THE MARINE AND NATURAL RESOURCES IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN FISH CULTURE AND AQUACULTURE LICENCES AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. [27th November, 2001] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Definition. |
1.—In this Act “Act of 1997” means the Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1997 (as amended and extended by the Fisheries and Foreshore (Amendment) Act, 1998 ). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment of section 3 of Act of 1997. |
2.—Section 3 of the Act of 1997 is amended by the insertion after the definition of “licensing authority” of the following definition: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
“‘local authority’ means a local authority for the purposes of the Local Government Act, 1941 ;”. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment of section 23 of Act of 1997. |
3.—Section 23 of the Act of 1997 is amended by the insertion after subsection (1) of the following subsection: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
“(1A) A person who is, for the time being— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) entitled under the Standing Orders of either House of the Oireachtas to sit therein, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(b) a member of the European Parliament, or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(c) a member of a local authority, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
shall be disqualified from being appointed as the Chairperson or member of the Board.”. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment of section 24(4) of Act of 1997. |
4.—Section 24(4) of the Act of 1997 is amended by the substitution of the following for paragraph (c): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
“(c) is regarded, pursuant to Part XIII of the Second Schedule to the European Parliament Elections Act, 1997 , as having been elected to that Parliament to fill a vacancy, or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(d) becomes a member of a local authority.”. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New sections 35A to 35D of Act of 1997. |
5.—The Act of 1997 is amended by the insertion of the following after section 35: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment of section 30(1) of Act of 1997. |
6.—Section 30(1) of the Act of 1997 is amended by the insertion after “adviser engaged by the Board” of “or an employee of the Board or a person of whose services the Board has availed itself pursuant to section 35C”. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment of section 31 of Act of 1997. |
7.—Section 31 of the Act of 1997 is amended by the insertion— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) in subsection (1), after “adviser engaged by the Board” of “or an employee of the Board or a person of whose services the Board has availed itself pursuant to section 35C”, and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(b) in subsection (2), after “adviser” of “or employee of the Board or a person of whose services the Board has availed itself pursuant to section 35C”. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment of section 33(2) of Act of 1997. |
8.—Section 33(2) of the Act of 1997 is amended by the substitution of the following for paragraphs (c) and (d): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
“(c) the secretary of the Board, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(d) each consultant or adviser engaged by the Board, and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(e) each employee of the Board and each person of whose services the Board has availed itself pursuant to section 35C.”. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment of section 34(1) of Act of 1997. |
9.—Section 34(1) of the Act of 1997 is amended by the insertion after “adviser engaged by the Board” of “or an employee of the Board or a person of whose services the Board has availed itself pursuant to section 35C”. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment of section 40 of Act of 1997. |
10.—Section 40 of the Act of 1997 is amended by the insertion of the following after subsection (7)— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
“(8) (a) A determination of an appeal under this section (including an appeal to which section 52 refers) and the notification of that determination shall state the main reasons and considerations on which the determination is based. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(b) The Board shall, on request from any person, provide a summary of the main reasons and considerations on which the determination of an appeal before the commencement of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 2001, was based.”. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment of section 57 of Act of 1997. |
11.—Section 57 of the Act of 1997 is amended— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) by the deletion of subsections (2) and (3), and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(b) in subsection (7), by the substitution for “a person appointed” of “a consultant or adviser engaged under section 35(1) or an employee of the Board or a person of whose services the Board has availed itself pursuant to section 35C”. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New section 57A of Act of 1997. |
12.—The Act of 1997 is amended by the insertion of the following after section 57— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment of section 59 of Act of 1997. |
13.—Section 59 of the Act of 1997 is amended by the substitution for “by a person appointed for the purpose by the Board, the person so appointed” of “by a consultant or adviser engaged under section 35(1) for the purpose of the inspection or oral hearing or an employee of the Board or a person of whose services the Board has availed itself pursuant to section 35C, the consultant, adviser, employee or person”. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Confirmation of fees payable to Minister in respect of certain fish culture and aquaculture licences. |
14.—(1) In section 15 (repealed by section 5 of the Act of 1997) of the Principal Act— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) in subsection (1) (as amended by section 63(a) of the Act of 1980) reference to the prescribed fee shall be construed as reference to a fee determined by the Minister, and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(b) in subsection (6)(a) (inserted by section 63(b) of the Act of 1980) reference to prescribe shall be construed as reference to determine, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
in respect of any fee payable under that section in relation to fish culture licences granted under section 15 of the Principal Act before the repeal of that section. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(2) In section 54 (repealed by section 4 of the Act of 1997) of the Act of 1980— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) in subsection (9)(a), reference to the prescribed fee shall be construed as reference to a fee determined by the Minister, and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(b) in subsection (9)(b), reference to prescribe shall be construed as reference to determine, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
in respect of any fee payable under that section in relation to aquaculture licences granted under section 54 of the Act of 1980 before the repeal of that section. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(3) Any fees payable to the Minister, in respect of fish culture licences under section 15 of the Principal Act and aquaculture licences under section 54 of the Act of 1980 before the repeal of those sections, are confirmed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(4) In this section— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
“Act of 1980” means Fisheries Act, 1980 ; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
“Principal Act” means Fisheries (Consolidation) Act, 1959 . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Short title, collective citation and construction. |
15.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 2001. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(2) The Fisheries Acts, 1959 to 2000, and this Act may be cited together as the Fisheries Acts, 1959 to 2001, and shall be construed together as one. |