Division THE START POINT TO PLYMOUTH SOUND AND EDDYSTONE EUROPEAN MARINE SITE (SPECIFIED AREAS) BOTTOM TOWED FISHING GEAR BYELAW

The Marine Management Organisation^f1, in exercise of the powers conferred by regulation 38 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010^f2 and section 129 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009^f3, and having:

• placed copies of the draft byelaw in convenient places for the purpose of inspection in accordance with section 130(3) of that Act;

• provided a copy of the draft byelaw to any person upon request in accordance with section 130(4) of that Act;

• published notice of its proposal to make the byelaw in accordance with sections 130(6) and 130(7) of that Act;

• consulted with the European Commission, the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium, the Government of the French Republic, and the North Western Waters Regional Advisory Council, and subsequently received confirmation of the draft byelaw from the Commission, in accordance with Articles 8(3), 9(1) and 9(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and suitable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy^f4;

makes the following byelaw.

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in exercise of the power conferred by section 130(8) of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 confirms the Start Point to Plymouth Sound and Eddystone European Marine Site (Specified Areas) Bottom Towed Fishing Gear Byelaw made by the Marine Management Organisation on [ ]th [ ] 2013 and has determined that the byelaw comes into force on [ ]th [ ] 2013.

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