{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/thames-estuary-cockle-fishery-no-2-variation-order-2025/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2025/855",
  "legislation_title": "The Thames Estuary Cockle Fishery (No. 2) (Variation) Order 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/thames-estuary-cockle-fishery-no-2-variation-order-2025",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "This Statutory Instrument has been made to correct an error in S.I. 2024/1211 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.\nSea Fisheries, England\nShellfish\nMade 14th July 2025\nLaid before Parliament 15th July 2025\nComing into force 5th August 2025\nThe Kent and Essex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (“the Authority”) has made an application to the Secretary of State in accordance with section 1(2) of the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967(“the Act”) as read with section 1(6) and(7) of the Act, for an Order to vary the Thames Estuary Cockle Fishery (No. 2) Order 2024.\nThe Secretary of State has prepared a draft Order and served a copy of it on the Authority in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Act.\nThe Authority 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 Schedule 1 to the Act.\nThe Secretary of State has considered the objections and representations made in respect of the draft Order, in accordance with paragraphs 3 and 6 of Schedule 1 to the Act and considers that it is expedient to make this Order.\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Act, makes the following Order.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1967 c. 83. Section 1 of the Act was amended by sections 202(1) to (3), and 203 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c. 23); section 15(1) and (2) of the Sea Fisheries Act 1968 (c. 77); section 1 of the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) (Amendment) Act 1997 (c. 3); and section 9(1) of, and paragraph 15 of Schedule 2 to, the Fishery Limits Act 1976 (c. 86). The Act is to be read with section 15(3) to (5) of the Sea Fisheries Act 1968. Schedule 1 to the Act was amended by section 15(7) of the Sea Fisheries Act 1968. The relevant functions of the appropriate Minister, as defined in section 22(1) of the Act, were transferred to the Secretary of State by virtue of article 2(2) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/794)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 2024/1211."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/855/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:13:18.690767+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}