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  "title": "The Sea Fish Licensing Order 1989",
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  "long_title": "This Order consolidates with an amendment, and replaces, the Sea Fish Licensing Order 1983, as amended, “the 1983 Order” which prohibited fishing, subject to exceptions, by British fishing boats (including boats registered in the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands) in specified areas of sea for the principal species of sea fish, unless authorised by a licence. That prohibition on fishing did not apply to fishing by any boat whose length was not more than 10 metres, except in the case of a boat fishing for herring in specified areas. This Order amends the definition of “length” to that calculated in accordance with the rules specified in Article 2(1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2930/86 (OJ No. L274, 25.9.86, p. 1 (article 2).",
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