Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2020 No. 20

Sea Fisheries

The Sea Fish Licensing (Revocation) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020

Made

18th February 2020

Coming into operation

17th March 2020

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs(1) makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 4(1) and (2), and 20(1) of the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967(2).

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Sea Fish Licensing (Revocation) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020 and comes into operation on 17th March 2020.

Interpretation

2.  The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(3) applies to this Order as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.

Revocation

3.  The Sea Fish Licensing Order (Northern Ireland) 2019(4) is hereby revoked.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs on 18th February 2020.

Legal seal

Claire Vincent

A senior officer of the

Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order revokes the Sea Fish Licensing Order (Northern Ireland) 2019.

(1)

Formerly the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland; see S.I. 1993 (N.I.1), Art 3(4), and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, see the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 Chapter 5 Article 1(2).

(2)

1967 c.84. Section 4B was inserted by section 4 of the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1992 (c.60) and modified by the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c.23)