S.I. No. 577/2002 - Megrim (Fisheries Management and Conservation) (No3) Order, 2002

1. This Order may be cited as the Megrim (Fisheries Management and Conservation) (No 3) Order, 2002.

2. This order shall come into operation at midnight on the 12

th

day of December 2002.

3. The Megrim (Fisheries Management and Conservation) (No 2) Order, (SI 565 of 2002) is hereby revoked.

GIVEN

under my Official Seal

This 11th day of December 2002

Dermot Ahern

Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

This Order permits the fishing for, transhipping, landing or having on board megrim in ICES area VII with effect from midnight on the 12

th

day of December 2002.

I, Dermot Ahern, Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 223A (inserted by

section 9

of the

Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1978

(No. 18 of 1978), and amended by

section 4

of the

Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1983

(No. 27 of 1983)) of the

Fisheries (Consolidation Act, 1959

(No. 14 of 1959), and the Fisheries (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1977 (

S.I. No. 30 of 1977

) ((as adapted by the Marine and Natural Resources (Alteration of name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2002 (

S.I. No. 307 of 2002

)), hereby order as follows