The River Teign Mussel Fishery (Variation) (Oysters) Order 1996

Title and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the River Teign Mussel Fishery (Variation) (Oysters) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 6th February 1996.

Variation of the Principal Order

2.—(1) The River Teign Mussel Fishery Order 1966 shall be varied in accordance with the following paragraphs of this article.

(2) In article 2(1)—

(a) after the word “mussels” there shall be inserted the words “and oysters”;

(b) for the words “60 ft” there shall be substituted the words “18.3 metres”; and

(c) for the words “385 acres” there shall be substituted the words “156 hectares”.

(3) In paragraphs (1) and (4) of article 3 after the words “mussels” wherever it occurs there shall be inserted the words “or oysters”.

(4) In article 4 for the words “10 shillings” wherever they occur there shall be substituted the words “£3”.

(5) For article 7 there shall be substituted the following new article—

“7.   This order shall continue in operation for sixty years from the date of its coming into force and no longer.”.

Tony Baldry

Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

15th January 1996