Sea Fisheries Regulation Act 1966

1 Establishment of sea fisheries districts and local fisheries committees. E+W

(1) The Minister may, on the application of a [F1 county, county borough][F2 or metropolitan district council] . . . F3 , by order—

(a) create a sea fisheries district comprising any part of the sea within the national or territorial waters of the United Kingdom adjacent to England or Wales, either with or without any part of the adjoining coast, and

(b) define the limits of the district, and the area chargeable with any expenses under this Act, and

(c) provide for the constitution of a local fisheries committee for the regulation of the sea fisheries carried on within the district;

and the Minister may, by a subsequent order made on the like application, or made on the application of the local fisheries committee and after consultation with every [F1 county, county borough][F2 or metropolitan district council] concerned, vary or revoke any order made under this section, or unite two or more districts or parts of districts into a separate sea fisheries district or dissolve any sea fisheries district that may have been created.

(2) The power to make orders under this section shall be exercisable by statutory instrument, and a draft of a statutory instrument containing any such order shall be laid before Parliament.

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Amendments (Textual)

F1 Words in s. 1(1) substituted (1.10.1995) by virtue of 1994 c. 19, s. 66(6), Sch. 16 para. 26(1) (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 paras. 22(1), 23(2)) ; S.I. 1995/2490, art. 5(1), Sch. 3

F2 Words substituted by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), s. 16, Sch. 8 para. 19(1)(2)

F3 Words repealed by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), Sch. 30

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 1 excluded by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), s. 141, Sch. 17 para. 5(1) (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 190, 193(1), 194(9), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 57(6), 58)

C2 S. 1 restricted (1.2.1996) by 1995 c. 25, s. 105, Sch. 15 para. 5(1) (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1996/186, art. 2

S. 1: functions of local authority not to be responsibility of an executive of the authority (E.)(16.11.2000) by virtue of S.I. 2000/2853, reg. 2(1), Sch. 1 Table I9