{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/cod-specified-sea-areas-prohibition-of-fishing-order-1990/article-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1990/2394",
  "legislation_title": "The Cod (Specified Sea Areas) (Prohibition of Fishing) Order 1990",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/cod-specified-sea-areas-prohibition-of-fishing-order-1990",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Prohibition",
  "text": "(1) Subject to paragraph (2) below, fishing for cod (Gadus morhua)–\n(a) within any part of a sea area by any British fishing boat registered in the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man; or\n(b) within any part of a sea area which lies inside British fishery limits by any other British fishing boat,\nis prohibited during the period beginning with the date of coming into force of this Order and ending immediately before 1st January 1991.\n(2) The prohibition in paragraph (1)(a) above shall not apply to fishing within that part of the sea area ICES Vb (Faroes Grounds) which lies outside British fishery limits.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/2394/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T14:56:28.770984+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}