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Sea Fisheries, England

Shellfish

Made 28th May 2019

Laid before Parliament 29th May 2019

Coming into force 14th July 2019

The Tollesbury and Mersea Native Oyster Fishery Company Limited (“the applicant”) has made an application to the Secretary of State, in accordance with section 1(2) of the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967 (“the Act”)^f1, for an order conferring a right of several fishery under section 1 of the Act.

The Secretary of State^f2 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^f3.

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 and 6 of that Schedule, and considers that it is expedient to make the Order.

The Secretary of State has had regard to the powers and duties of the Crown Estate Commissioners under the Crown Estate Act 1961^f4, in accordance with paragraph 6(2) of that Schedule.

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

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Footnotes

f1: 1967 c. 83; in relation to England and Wales, section 1 was amended by paragraph 15 of Schedule 2 to the Fishery Limits Act 1976 (c. 86), section 202(1) and (2) of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c. 23) (“the 2009 Act”) and S.I. 1999/1820. Subsection (1A) was inserted by S.I. 1999/1820 and subsection (4) was repealed, in relation to England and Wales, by section 202(3) of the 2009 Act. Subsection (6) was substituted by section 203 of the 2009 Act.
f2: See section 22(1) for the definition of “the appropriate Minister” for the purposes of section 1 (which is to be read as a reference to the Secretary of State by virtue of article 2 of S.I. 2002/794).
f3: Schedule 1 was amended, in relation to England and Wales, by Part 5 of Schedule 22 to the Fishery Limits Act 1976 and sections 202(4) and 214 of the 2009 Act, and by S.I. 2017/524.
f4: 1961 c. 55.