The Sea Fish (Specified Sea Areas) (Regulation of Nets and Other Fishing Gear) Order 1991

Made: 12th June 1991

Laid before Parliament: 13th June 1991

Coming into force: 1st July 1991

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Title and commencement

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Interpretation

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Exemptions

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Regulation of carriage and use of nets

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Measurement of mesh size of nets

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Regulation of codend and extension piece

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Regulation of carriage and use of strengthening bags and top-side chafers

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Powers of British sea-fishery officers in relation to fishing boats

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SCHEDULE — SUB-AREAS AND DIVISIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE EXPLORATION OF THE SEA

ICES Statistical Division IIa (Norwegian Sea)

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ICES Statistical Sub-Area IV (North Sea)

ICES Statistical Sub-Area VI (Rockall and West of Scotland)

ICES Statistical Division VIIa (Irish Sea)

Signed

In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 10th June 1991.

John Selwyn Gummer — Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Strathclyde — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office — 1991-06-10

David Hunt — Secretary of State for Wales — 1991-06-12

Peter Brooke — Secretary of State for Northern Ireland — 1991-06-12

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1967 c. 84; section 15(3) was substituted by paragraph 38(3) of Schedule 1 to the Sea Fisheries Act 1968 (c. 77) and amended by paragraph 16(1) of Schedule 2 to the Fishery Limits Act 1976 (c. 86); section 22(2)(a) which contains a definition of Ministers for the purposes of sections 3 and 15(3) was amended by the Fisheries Act 1981 (c. 29), sections 19(2)(d) and 45(b).

[^f00002]: Cmnd. 2586.

[^f00003]: OJ No. L288, 11.10.86, p.1.

[^f00004]: S.I. 1988/1926.

Editorial notes

[^key-5ee6e25f1bce74f9b6eabddb5fe20a7c]: Order revoked (S.) (3.8.2000) by The Sea Fish (Specified Sea Areas) (Regulation of Nets and Other Fishing Gear) (Scotland) Order 2000 (S.S.I. 2000/227), arts. 1(2), 7 Order revoked (29.3.2019) by The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/526), reg. 1(2), Sch.

ICES Statistical Sub-Area VII (Irish Sea, West of Ireland and Porcupine Bank, South Coast of Ireland, Bristol Channel and English Channel)

ICES Statistical Division VIIa (Irish Sea)