The Tollesbury and Mersea (Blackwater) Fishery Order 1999

Statutory Instruments

1999 No. 1708

SEA FISHERIES

SHELLFISH

The Tollesbury and Mersea (Blackwater) Fishery Order 1999

Made

16th June 1999

Laid before Parliament

17th June 1999

Coming into force

14th July 1999

Whereas an application for an Order under section 1 of the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967(1) was made to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food by the Tollesbury and Mersea Native Oyster Fishery Company Limited (“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 the only objection that was received by the said Minister under paragraph 3 of the said Schedule was considered by him to be irrelevant;

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)

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 and S.I. 1987/218; Schedule 1 was amended by section 15(7) of the Sea Fisheries Act 1968; section 22(1) contains a definition of “ the Minister”.