S.I. No. 351/1997:

MONKFISH (RESTRICTION ON FISHING) (NO. 7) ORDER, 1997

MONKFISH (RESTRICTION ON FISHING) (NO. 7) ORDER, 1997

I, Michael Woods, Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources, 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 )) (as amended by the Marine (Alteration of Name of Department and title of Minister) Order, 1997 ( S.I. No. 301 of 1997 )), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Monkfish (Restriction on Fishing) (No. 8) Order, 1997.

2. In this order the specified area means the part of the sea described in the Annex to the Communication and therein referred to as ICES sub area VI (EC Zone);

3. This Order shall come into operation on the 1st day of August, 1997 and shall cease to have effect on the 30th September 1997.

4. The effect of this Order is to remove all restrictions in the fishery for the period referred to in paragraph 3 above.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 26th day of July 1997.

Michael Woods, T.D.

Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The effect of this Order is to permit the fishing for, transhipment or having on board of Monkfish in area VI by Irish sea-fishing boats, duly licensed, with effect from 1st August, 1997 until the 30th September 1997, both dates inclusive.