Sea Fisheries Regulation Act 1966 (Amendment) Order 1973

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 1973/1610

1973 No. 1610

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Sea Fisheries Regulation Act 1966 (Amendment) Order 1973

20thSeptember 1973

28thSeptember 1973

20thOctober 1973

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State for Wales, in exercise of their powers under section 254 (1)(a) and (2)(c) of the Local Government Act 1972(a) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

1. This Order may be cited as the Sea Fisheries Regulation Act 1966 (Amendment) Order 1973 and shall come into operation on 20th October 1973.

2. The Interpretation Act 1889(b) shall apply to the interpretation of this Order as it applies to the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.

3. In section 2 of the Sea Fisheries Regulation Act 1966(c) (constitution of local fisheries committee) for subsection (3) (term of office of committee members) there shall be substituted the following subsection:—

"(3) The term of office of any person who on 1st July 1973 is, or after that date becomes, a member of a local fisheries committee shall expire not later than the end of the quadrennial period in which he took or takes office.

In this subsection "quadrennial period" means the period of four years beginning with 1st July 1973 and with every fourth anniversary of that day."

In Witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 17th September 1973.

Joseph Godber, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

(L.S.)

Peter Thomas, Secretary of State for Wales.

20th September 1973.

(a) 1972 c. 70.

(b) 1889 c. 63.

(c) 1966 c. 38.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This Note is not part of the Order.)

This Order amends section 2(3) of the Sea...

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