The Stanswood Bay Oyster Fishery (Variation) Order 1995

Statutory Instruments

1995 No. 1257

SEA FISHERIES

The Stanswood Bay Oyster Fishery (Variation) Order 1995

Made

9th May 1995

Laid before Parliament

10th May 1995

Coming into force

31st May 1995

Whereas an application for an Order to vary the Stanswood Bay Oyster Fishery Order 1973(1) and the Stanswood Bay Oyster Fishery Order 1988(2) was made under section 1 of the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967(3) to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food by the Stanswood Bay Oystermen Limited (hereinafter referred to as “the company”);

And whereas the said Minister prepared a draft Order and served a copy of it on the company in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the said Act;

And whereas the company caused printed copies of the draft Order to be published and circulated, and gave notice of the application, in accordance with paragraph 2 of the said Schedule;

And whereas objections were received by the Minister, under paragraph 3 of the said Schedule, which he considered to be neither frivolous nor irrelevant, and which were not withdrawn;

And whereas the Minister appointed an inspector respecting the proposed Order in accordance with paragraph 4(2) of the said Schedule, and the inspector made an inquiry in accordance with paragraph 4(3) thereof, and made a report to the Minister in accordance with paragraph 4(7) thereof;

And whereas the Minister considered the inspector’s report and thinks it expedient to make the Order;

Now, therefore, the said Minister, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by the said section 1 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and with the consent of the Crown Estate Commissioners, hereby makes the following Order:—

(1)

S.I. 1973/861 as varied by S.I. 1979/1137 and S.I. 1988/1024.

(2)

S.I. 1988/1024.

(3)

1967 c. 83; section 1 was amended by section 15(2) of the Sea Fisheries Act 1968 (c. 77) and paragraph 15 of Schedule 2 to the Fishery Limits Act 1976 (c. 86) and is to be read with section 15(3) to (5) of the Sea Fisheries Act 1968; Schedule 1 was amended by section 15(7) of the Sea Fisheries Act 1968; section 22(1) contains a definition of "the Minister".