S.I. No. 419/1999 - Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1999 (Commencement) Order, 1999

1. This Order may be cited as the Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1999 (Commencement) Order, 1999.

2. The 20th day of December, 1999, is hereby fixed as the day on which the

Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1999

, except section 23 of that Act, shall come into operation.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 20th day of December, 1999.

MICHAEL WOODS

Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

This Order brings the

Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1999

(No. 35 of 1999), except section 23 of that Act, into effect from 20th December 1999.

I, MICHAEL WOODS, Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 1

(2) of the

Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1999

(No. 35 of 1999), hereby order as follows