S.I. No. 286/1996:

MACKEREL (RESTRICTION ON FISHING) (REVOCATION) ORDER, 1996

MACKEREL (RESTRICTION ON FISHING) (REVOCATION) ORDER, 1996

I, Sean Barrett, Minister for the Marine, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 223A (inserted by section 9 of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1978 (No. 18 of 1978), and amended by section 4 of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1983 (No. 27 of 1983)) of the Fisheries (Consolidation) Act, 1959 (No. 14 of 1959), and the Fisheries (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1977 ( S.I. No. 30 of 1977 ) (as adapted by the Tourism, Fisheries and Forestry (Alteration of Name of Department and title of Minister) Order, 1987 ( S.I. No. 82 of 1987 )), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Mackerel (Restriction on Fishing) (Revocation) Order, 1996.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 6th day of October, 1996.

3. The Mackerel (Restriction on Fishing) (No. 2) Order, 1996 [ S.I. No. 134 of 1996 ] is hereby revoked.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 25th day of September 1996.

Sean Barrett, T.D.

Minister for the Marine.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The effect of this Order is to permit the fishing for, transhipment or having on board mackerel by Irish sea fishing boats, duly licensed, with effect from 6th October, 1996.