SI No 58 of 2003

Monk (Fisheries Management and Conservation) (Amendment) Order, 2003

I, Dermot Ahern, Minister for Communications, 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 Marine and Natural Resources (Alteration of name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 2002 ( S.I. No 307 of 2002 )), hereby order as follows:

1.     This Order may be cited as the Monk (Fisheries Management and Conservation) (Amendment) Order, 2003.

2.     The Monk (Fisheries Management and Conservation) Order, 2003 ( SI No 19 of 2003 ) is hereby amended by the deletion of sub article (2) of article 3 thereof and the substitution therefor of the following:

“(2)       Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-paragraph (1) of this Article, from the 1st day of February, 2003 an Irish sea-fishing boat of length greater than or equal to 55 feet, or a person on board such boat and fishing in the specified area shall not have or retain on board more than 4 tonnes of monkfish during the period from the 1st day of February, 2003 to the 31^st day of March, 2003 nor land more than that quantity of monkfish during this period.”

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation).

This Regulation amends article 3 (2) of the Monk (Fisheries Management and Conservation) Order, 2003 ( SI No 19 of 2003 ) by the substitution of “31^st day of February 2003” to 31^st day of March 2003”.

Published by the Stationary Office, Dublin.