Article 6 Duty to open a cockle bedI1

England and Wales

The Welsh Ministers must by declaration, open a cockle bed if an assessment carried out under article 5 has concluded that—

(a)

there is a harvestable surplus, and

(b)

opening the cockle bed subject to conditions on fishing for or taking cockles from that bed will not adversely affect the integrity of a relevant protected site.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Art. 6 in force at 10.7.2024, see art. 1(2)(a)