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The Foyle Area (Control of Oyster Fishing) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

S.R. 2010/153 · Made 31 March 2010

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Fisheries

Made 31st March 2010

Coming into operation 5th May 2010

The Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission, with the approval of the North/South Ministerial Council, makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 13(1) of the Foyle Fisheries Act 1952f1 and section 13(1) of the Foyle Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1952f2 and now vested in itf3.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

Legislation of the Republic of Ireland

f2

1952 c.5 (N.I.) as amended by S.I. 1999/859 and S.I 2007/915 (N.I. 9)

f3

S.I. 1999/859 Article 21(1)

Contents

  1. 1Citation and Commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Foyle Area (Control of Oyster Fishing) Regulations 2008
  3. 3Interpretation
  4. 4Restriction on size
  5. Signature
  6. Explanatory note

1Citation and Commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Foyle Area (Control of Oyster Fishing) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 and shall come into operation on 5th May 2010.

2Amendment of the Foyle Area (Control of Oyster Fishing) Regulations 2008

The Foyle Area (Control of Oyster Fishing) Regulations 2008f1 are amended in accordance with regulations 3 and 4.

3Interpretation

In regulation 2—

(a)

for the definition of “the defined mouth” substitute—

  • ““the defined mouth”, in relation to the River Foyle, means the mouth of that river as defined by instrument dated 8th February 1864 made under section 17 of the Salmon Fishery (Ireland) Act 1863;”f1;

(b)

in the definition of “seaward of Lough Foyle” omit the words “and of the defined mouth of the Culdaff River”.

4Restriction on size

In regulation 6 for “75mm” substitute “80mm”.

Signature

Given under the Seal of the Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission on 31st March 2010.

L.S.

R.J.D Anderson

Chief Executive of the

Loughs Agency

Approved by the North/South Ministerial Council on 20 July 2009.

T Hanney

Joint Secretary of the

North/South Ministerial Council

M Bunting

Joint Secretary of the North/South Ministerial Council

being persons authorised by the North/South Ministerial Council to signify approval on its behalf.

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Foyle Area (Control of Oysters) Regulations 2008 by increasing the minimum size of oyster that may be retained on board a vessel from 75mm to 80mm.