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Lobster (Conservation of Stocks) (Revocation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001

S.R. 2001/144 · Made 2 April 2001

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FISHERIES

Made 2nd April 2001

Coming into operation 7th May 2001

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Developmentf1, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 124(1) and (2)f2 of the Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1966f3 and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

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Footnotes

f1

Formerly the Department of Agriculture. See S.I. 1999/238 (N.I. 1) Article 3

f2

As substituted by S.I. 1981/227 (N.I. 7) Article 6

f3

1966 c. 17 (N.I.)

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Revocation
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Lobster (Conservation of Stocks) (Revocation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 and shall come into operation on 7th May 2001.

2Revocation

The Lobster (Conservation of Stocks) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997f1 are hereby revoked.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 2nd April 2001.

L.S.

E. Cummins (Mrs)

A Senior Officer of the

Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)

These Regulations revoke the Lobster (Conservation of Stocks) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 which provided that all berried or sexually mature female lobsters marked with a V notch or mutilated to hide or obliterate a V notch are returned to the sea.