2021 No. 335
Sea Fisheries
The Edible Crabs (Undersized) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2021
Made 8th December 2021
Coming into operation- 8th January 2022

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 127(1) of the Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1966.
Formerly the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland; see S.I. 1999/283 (N.I.1), Article 3(4); and 2016 c. 5 (N.I.), section 1(2).
1966 c.17, section 127 was amended by S.I. 1981/227 (N.I.7), Article 10(2) and Schedule 4, 2001 c. 4 (N.I.), section 1 and S.I. 2002/790, Article 6.

1 Citation, commencement and interpretation
1 This Order may be cited as the Edible Crabs (Undersized) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2021 and comes into operation on 8th January 2022.
2 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 applies to this Order as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
1954 c. 33 (N.I.).

2 Amendment of the Edible Crabs (Undersized) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020
1 The Edible Crabs (Undersized) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020 is amended in accordance with paragraph (2).
S.R. 2020 No. 153.
2 In Article 3 for “140” substitute “150”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs on 8th December 2021.
Owen Lyttle A senior officer of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order increases the minimum landing size of edible (brown) crab to 150 millimetres carapace width.