S.I. No. 254/1968:

FISHING NETS (REGULATION OF MESH) (AMENDMENT) ORDER, 1968.

FISHING NETS (REGULATION OF MESH) (AMENDMENT) ORDER, 1968.

I, NEIL T. BLANEY, Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 226 and 230 of the Fisheries (Consolidation) Act, 1959 (No. 14 of 1959), as adapted by the Agriculture (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1965 ( S.I. No. 146 of 1965 ), and the Fisheries (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1965 ( S.I. No. 83 of 1965 ). hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Fishing Nets (Regulation of Mesh) (Amendment) Order, 1968.

2. Article 5 of the Fishing Nets (Regulation of Mesh) (Amendment) Order, 1965 ( S.I. No. 231 of 1965 ), is hereby amended by the substitution of "31st day of December, 1971 " for "31st day of December, 1968".

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 4th day of December, 1968.

NEIL T. BLANEY,

Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order extends to 31st December, 1971, the period during which any net covered by Article 5 of the Fishing Nets (Regulation of Mesh) (Amendment) Order, 1965, may be used in certain areas of the Irish Sea.