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  "long_title": "Section 5 of the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967 contains a power to prohibit all fishing for sea fish, or a specific type of sea fish, or a specific method of fishing either sea fish generally or sea fish of a particular description. By virtue of Section 22 of that Act sea fish includes shellfish. Section 5A of the Act permits the power to make an order under section 5 to be used for marine environmental purposes. The power is exercisable by the National Assembly for Wales in relation to the territorial sea adjacent to Wales.",
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