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England and Wales

Sea Fisheries, England

Shellfish

Made 7th August 2013

Laid before Parliament 9th August 2013

Coming into force 31st August 2013

The Kent and Essex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority has made an application to the Secretary of State^f1 in accordance with section 1(2) of the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967^f2 (“the Act”) for an order conferring a right of several fishery under section 1 of the Act.

The Secretary of State has prepared a draft Order and served a copy of it on the applicant in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Act.

The applicant has caused printed copies of the draft Order to be published and circulated, and has given notice of the application, in accordance with paragraph 2 of that Schedule.

The Secretary of State has considered representations received, in accordance with paragraphs 3 to 6 of that Schedule, and considers that it is expedient to make this Order.

The Secretary of State has had regard to the powers and duties of the Crown Estate Commissioners under the Crown Estate Act 1961^f3, in accordance with paragraph 6(2) of that Schedule.

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1 of the Act.

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Footnotes

f1: By virtue of article 2 of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/794), the functions of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food were transferred to the Secretary of State.
f2: 1967 c.83; section 1(1) was amended by the Fishery Limits Act 1976 (c.86), section 9(1) and Schedule 2, paragraph 15; the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c.23) (“the 2009 Act”), section 202(1) and (2); and S.I. 1999/1820. Section 1(4) was repealed by the 2009 Act, sections 202 and 321 and Schedule 22, Part 5(A). Section 1(6) was substituted by the 2009 Act, section 203. Schedule 1 was amended by the 2009 Act, sections 202, 214, 321 and Schedule 22, Part 5(A). See section 22(1) for definition of “the appropriate Minister” for the purposes of section 1.
f3: 1961 c.55.