Article 6 Local fisheries committee byelawsI1

England and Wales

(1)

This article applies in relation to byelaws^f1 made by a local fisheries committee.

(2)

Where any provision of a byelaw—

(a)

is in force immediately before the transfer date;

(b)

has effect in relation to an area all or part of which is comprised in an IFC district; and

(c)

is such as could be comprised in a byelaw made under section 155 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 by the IFC authority for that district,

the provision has effect on and after the transfer date, in relation to the area described in paragraph (2)(b), as if comprised in a byelaw made by the IFC authority for that IFC district.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Art. 6 in force at 1.4.2011, see art. 1(2)

Footnotes

f1: A local fisheries committee makes byelaws under section 5 or 5A of the Sea Fisheries Regulation Act 1966 (c. 38). Section 5A, which was inserted by section 102(5) of the Environment Act 1995 (c.25), allows byelaws to be made for marine environmental purposes.