The Sea Fish Industry Authority (Levy) (Amendment) Regulations 1992 Confirmatory Order 1992

Made: 14th June 1992

Laid before Parliament: 15th June 1992

Coming into force: 6th July 1992

Now, therefore, the Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 4(2) and (10) and 14(1) of the Fisheries Act 1981[^f00001] and of all their other enabling powers, hereby make the following Order:

Title and commencement

1

This Order may be cited as the Sea Fish Industry Authority (Levy) (Amendment) Regulations 1992 Confirmatory Order 1992 and shall come into force on 6th July 1992.

Confirmation

2

The Regulations are hereby confirmed and are set out in the Schedule to this Order.

Revocation

3

The Sea Fish Industry Authority (Levy) (Amendment) Regulations 1990 Confirmatory Order 1991[^f00002] is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE — THE SEA FISH INDUSTRY AUTHORITY (LEVY) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 1992

Whereas the Sea Fish Industry Authority (hereinafter referred to as “the Authority”) has decided to reduce the existing rates of levy used for the purpose of financing its activities following a request to do so by Ministers;

Now, therefore, the Authority, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 4 of the Fisheries Act 1981[^f00003], hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Sea Fish Industry Authority (Levy) (Amendment) Regulations 1992 and shall come into force on the day on which the Confirmatory Order by Ministers comes into force.

Interpretation

2

In these Regulations “principal Regulations” means the Sea Fish Industry Authority (Levy) Regulations 1988 which are set out in the Schedule to the Sea Fish Industry Authority (Levy) Regulations 1988 Confirmatory Order 1989[^f00004].

Amendment of principal Regulations

3

For the Schedule to the principal Regulations there shall be substituted the following Schedule—

Revocation

4

The Sea Fish Industry Authority (Levy) (Amendment) Regulations 1990 are hereby revoked.

Signed

In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 12th June 1992.

John Selwyn Gummer — Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Hector Monro — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office — 11th June 1992

David Hunt — Secretary of State for Wales — 10th June 1992

Patrick Mayhew — Secretary of State for Northern Ireland — 14th June 1992

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order confirms Regulations made by the Sea Fish Industry Authority which amend the Sea Fish Industry Authority (Levy) Regulations 1988. The amending Regulations reduce most of the rates of the levy imposed by that Authority in respect of sea fish and sea fish products for the purpose of financing its activities. The old rates of levy are shown in italics in the revised Schedule to the 1988 Regulations.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1981 c. 29; section 4(3)(a) and (4) was amended by S.I. 1990/1641; section 14(1) contains a definition of Ministers

[^f00002]: S.I. 1991/417.

[^f00003]: 1981 c. 29; section 4(3)(a) and (4) was amended by S.I. 1990/1641.

[^f00004]: S.I. 1989/425; those Regulations were amended by the Sea Fish Industry Authority (Levy) (Amendment) Regulations 1990 which were confirmed, after modification, by the Sea Fish Industry Authority (Levy) (Amendment) Regulations 1990 Confirmatory Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/417) and are set out in the Schedule to that Order.