Introductory text

Scotland

Sea Fisheries

Conservation Of Sea Fish

Made 25th April 2017

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 27th April 2017

Coming into force 1st June 2017

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1), (4) and (6), 3(1), (2) and (4), 5, 20(1), 22(2) and 22A of the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967 M1 and section 5 of the Sea Fisheries Act 1968 M2 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

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M1: 1967 c.84 (“the 1967 Act”). Section 1 was substituted by the Fisheries Act 1981 (c.29) (“the 1981 Act”), section 19(1) and was relevantly amended by the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (c.21), schedule 13, paragraph 38(a); and by the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c.23) (“the 2009 Act”), section 194 and schedule 15, paragraph 1, which extend to Scotland by virtue of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 5) (“the 2010 Act”), section 158(1). Section 3 was relevantly amended by the Fishery Limits Act 1976 (c.86), schedule 2, paragraph 16(1); the Inshore Fishing (Scotland) Act 1984 (c.26), schedule 1; the 2009 Act, section 195 and schedule 22, Part 4, which extend to Scotland by virtue of the 2010 Act, section 158(1); and by the Scotland Act 1998 (Consequential Modifications) (No. 2) Order 1999 (“S.I. 1999/1820”), schedule 2, paragraph 43(2)(b) and (4). Section 5 was amended by the 1981 Act, section 22; by the 2009 Act, section 198 and schedule 15, paragraph 3, which extend to Scotland by virtue of the 2010 Act, section 158(1); and by S.I. 1999/1820, schedule 2, paragraph 43(2)(b). Sections 1, 3, 5, 20 and 22(2) of the 1967 Act are modified in relation to Scotland by section 22A(2), (2A), (2B), (6), (11) and (12) of the 1967 Act. Section 22A was inserted by S.I. 1999/1820, schedule 2, paragraph 43(13) and section 22A(6) was substituted by section 159(4) of the 2010 Act. Relevant modifications are contained in the Scotland Act 1998 (Functions Exercisable in or as Regards Scotland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1748), article 5 and the Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1756), articles 3, 5 and 6. Section 22(2) of the 1967 Act, which contains a definition of “the Ministers” for the purposes of relevant powers, was amended by the 1981 Act, sections 19(2)(d) and (3) and 45. The definition is modified in relation to Scotland by section 22A(12)(b) of the 1967 Act.
M2: 1968 c.77. Section 5 was amended by the Fishery Limits Act 1976 (c.86), sections 4, and 24, schedule 1, paragraph 3 and schedule 2, paragraph 17; by the Fisheries Act 1981 (c. 29), section 24; and S.I. 1999/1820, schedule 2, paragraph 48.