Fishing Boats (European Economic Community) Designation (Variation) Order 1996

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 1996/248
Year1996

1996 No. 248

SEA FISHERIESFISHERY LIMITS

The Fishing Boats (European Economic Community) Designation (Variation) Order 1996

Made 8th February 1996

Laid before Parliament 9th February 1996

Coming into force 29th February 1996

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretaries of State concerned with sea fishing in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales respectively, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2(1) and 6(2) of the Fishery Limits Act 19761and now vested in them2and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following order:

S-1 Title and commencement

Title and commencement

1. This order may be cited as the Fishing Boats (European Economic Community) Designation (Variation) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 29th February 1996.

S-2 Variation of the Fishing Boats (European Economic Community) Designation Order 1983

Variation of the Fishing Boats (European Economic Community) Designation Order 1983

2. The Fishing Boats (European Economic Community) Designation Order 19833shall be varied by adding, in the appropriate columns of the Schedule thereto, the following countries, areas and descriptions of sea fish—

(a) before the entries relating to Belgium—

“Austria

Any part of British fishery limits outside 12 miles from the baselines

All descriptions of sea fish”;

(b) after the entry relating to Denmark—

“Finland

Any part of British fishery limits outside 12 miles from the baselines

All descriptions of sea fish”;

(c) after the entry relating to Spain—

“Sweden

Any part of British fishery limits outside 12 miles from the baselines

All descriptions of sea fish”.

Tony Baldry

Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

5th February 1996

Raymond S. Robertson

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,

Scottish Office

2nd February 1996

Rod Richards

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,

Welsh Office

8th February 1996

Patrick Mayhew

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

8th February 1996

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order varies the Fishing Boats (European Economic Community) Designation Order 1983 which designates member States and the areas within British fishery limits within which, and descriptions of sea fish for which, fishing boats registered in each member State may fish, for the purposes of section 2(1) of the Fishery Limits Act 1976. The Order adds Austria, Finland and Sweden to the list of designated member States...

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