Statutory Instruments
SEA FISHERIES
FISHERY LIMITS
Made
8th February 1996
Laid before Parliament
9th February 1996
Coming into force
29th February 1996
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretaries of State concerned with sea fishing in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales respectively, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2(1) and 6(2) of the Fishery Limits Act 1976(1) and now vested in them(2) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following order:
1. This order may be cited as the Fishing Boats (European Economic Community) Designation (Variation) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 29th February 1996.
Commencement Information
I1Art. 1 in force at 29.2.1996, see art. 1
2. The Fishing Boats (European Economic Community) Designation Order 1983(3) shall be varied by adding, in the appropriate columns of the Schedule thereto, the following countries, areas and descriptions of sea fish—
(a)before the entries relating to Belgium—
| “Austria | Any part of British fishery limits outside 12 miles from the baselines | All descriptions of sea fish”; |
(b)after the entry relating to Denmark—
| “Finland | Any part of British fishery limits outside 12 miles from the baselines | All descriptions of sea fish”; |
(c)after the entry relating to Spain—
| “Sweden | Any part of British fishery limits outside 12 miles from the baselines | All descriptions of sea fish”. |
Commencement Information
I2Art. 2 in force at 29.2.1996, see art. 1
Tony Baldry
Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Raymond S. Robertson
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Scottish Office
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales
Rod Richards
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Welsh Office
Patrick Mayhew
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order varies the Fishing Boats (European Economic Community) Designation Order 1983 which designates member States and the areas within British fishery limits within which, and descriptions of sea fish for which, fishing boats registered in each member State may fish, for the purposes of section 2(1) of the Fishery Limits Act 1976. The Order adds Austria, Finland and Sweden to the list of designated member States, pursuant to the accession of those countries to membership of the European community, and specifies the areas and descriptions of sea fish which are designated in relation to those countries.
In the case of the Secretary for Wales, by virtue of S.I. 1978/272.