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Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1973

1973 c. 30 · Enacted 5 July 1973 · Extends to England, Wales and Scotland

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An Act to amend the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967.

[5th July 1973]

Contents

  1. 1Amendment of s.16(2) of 1967 c.83
  2. 2Citation, commencement and extent.

1Amendment of s.16(2) of 1967 c.83C1

At the end of section 16(2) of the M1Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967 (which makes certain exemptions in respect of the closed season for the sale of oysters) there shall be added the following— “ ,or(e) were Pacific or Japanese oysters(Crassostrea gigas), Portugese oysters(Crassostrea angulata) or other members of the genus Crassotrea. ”

2Citation, commencement and extent.

(1)

This Act may be cited as the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1973; and this Act and the M1Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967 may be cited together as the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Acts 1967 and 1973.

(2)

This Act shall come into force on 1st May 1974.

(3)

This Act shall not extend to Northern Ireland.