Part 7Fisheries
Chapter 2The Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967
I1210Protection of private shellfish beds
1
Section 7 of the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967 (protection of fisheries) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (1)(b), for “private oyster bed” substitute “
private shellfish bed
”
.
3
In subsections (2) and (3)—
a
for “oysters” substitute “
relevant shellfish
”
;
b
for “private oyster bed” substitute “
private shellfish bed
”
.
4
In subsections (4) and (5)(b), for “private oyster bed” substitute “
private shellfish bed
”
.
5
For subsection (6) substitute—
6
In this section—
“the grantees” means the persons for the time being entitled to the right of several fishery conferred by the order under section 1 of this Act;
“relevant shellfish”, in relation to a private shellfish bed, means the shellfish in respect of which the owner of the bed has private rights independently of this Act.