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

Made15th January 1996

Laid before Parliament16th January 1996

Coming into force6th February 1996

Whereas an application to vary the River Teign Mussel Fishery Order 19661 was made under section 1 of the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 19672 to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food by the Teign Musselmen’s Society Limited (hereinafter referred to as “the Society”);

And whereas the Minister prepared a draft Order and served a copy of it on the Society in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Act;

And whereas the Society 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 no objections to the proposed Order were received by the Minister;

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:

Title and commencement1

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 Order2

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 BaldryMinister of State, Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food15th January 1996

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order, made under section 1 of the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967, varies the River Teign Mussel Fishery Order 1966 by conferring an additional right on the Teign Musselmen’s Society to regulate a fishery for oysters.

The Order also increases to £3 the toll payable for a licence and updates imperial measurements by substituting their metric equivalents.