Welsh Statutory Instruments

2012 No. 2571 (W.282)

SEA FISHERIES, WALES

The Sea Fish (Specified Sea Areas) (Prohibition of Fishing Method) (Wales) Order 2012

Made

10 October 2012

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales

11 October 2012

Coming into force

1 November 2012

The Welsh Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 5(1) and (1B), 5A(1) and 20(1) of the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967(1) which are now vested (2) in them.

(1)

1967 c. 84.

(2)

By virtue of article 2(a) of and Schedule 1 to the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672) the functions exercisable under section 5 of the 1967 Act were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales (as constituted under the Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38)) in so far as exercisable in relation to Wales. Those functions of the National Assembly for Wales were transferred to the Welsh Ministers by virtue of section 162 of and paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32).