Introductory text

SEA FISHERIES

SHELLFISH

Made 11th November 1999

Laid before Parliament 19th November 1999

Coming into force 9th January 2000

Whereas an application for an Order under section 1 of the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967^f1 to vary the Portland Harbour Fishery Order 1989^f2 was made to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food by Portland Oystermen Limited (“the Company”);

And whereas the said Minister prepared a draft Order and served a copy of it on the Company in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the said Act;

And whereas the Company caused printed copies of the draft Order to be published and circulated, and gave notice of the application, in accordance with paragraph 2 of the said Schedule;

And whereas the only objections that were made to the said Minister under paragraph 3 of the said Schedule were subsequently withdrawn;

Now, therefore, the said Minister, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by the said section 1 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and with the consent of the Crown Estate Commissioners, hereby makes the following Order:

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Footnotes

f1: 1967 c. 83; section 1 was amended by section 15(2) of the Sea Fisheries Act 1968 (c. 77), paragraph 15 of Schedule 2 to the Fishery Limits Act 1976 (c. 86), and paragraph 42(2) of Schedule 2 to the Scotland Act 1998 (Consequential Modifications) (No. 2) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1820) and is to be read with section 15(3) to (5) of the Sea Fisheries Act 1968 and S.I. 1987/218; Schedule 1 was amended by section 15(7) of the Sea Fisheries Act 1968; section 22(1) contains a definition of “the appropriate Minister”.
f2: S.I. 1989/2428.