The Camus an Lighe, Loch Ceann Traigh, Argyll, Oysters and Scallops Several Fishery Order 1997

Statutory Instruments

1997 No. 2711 (S.171)

SEA FISHERIES

SHELLFISH

The Camus an Lighe, Loch Ceann Traigh, Argyll, Oysters and Scallops Several Fishery Order 1997

Made

4th November 1997

Laid before Parliament

14th November 1997

Coming into force

5th December 1997

Whereas an application for an order under section 1 of the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967(1) has been made to the Secretary of State, the appropriate Minister(2), by John Timothy MacMillan;

And whereas the Secretary of State has prepared a draft order and has served a copy of it on the applicant in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to that Act;

And whereas the applicant caused printed copies of the draft order to be published and circulated and has given notice of the application in accordance with paragraph 2 of that Schedule;

And whereas no objections or representations have been made to the Secretary of State with respect to the proposed order;

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 1 of, as read with Schedule 1 to, that Act 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)

1967 c. 83; section 1 was amended by the Sea Fisheries Act 1968 (c. 77), section 15(2), the Fisheries Limits Act 1976 (c. 86), Schedule 2, paragraph 15, the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) (Amendment) Act 1997 (c. 3) and is to be read with the Sea Fisheries Act 1968, section 15(3) to (5); Schedule 1 was amended by the Sea Fisheries Act 1968, section 15(7). Scallops and queens were specified for the purpose of section 1 by the Shellfish (Specification of Molluscs) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/218).

(2)

The “appropriate Minister” is defined in section 22(1) of the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967.