Fishing Boats (European Economic Community) Designation (Variation) Order 1996
Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
Citation | SI 1996/248 |
Year | 1996 |
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:
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.
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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