Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1997 (Commencement) Order, 1998

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Year: 1998
• Citation: IR SI 46/1998

S.I. No. 46 of 1998.

FISHERIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1997 (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER, 1998

I, Michael Woods, Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 1 (3) of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1997 (No. 23 of 1997) (as adapted 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 Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1997 (Commencement) Order, 1998. 2. The 26th day of February, 1998, is hereby fixed as the day on which sections 2, 3, 4(1) (in so far as it repeals section 54A of the Act of 1980), 5(2), 10, 23, 63, 64, 65(2), 65(3), 66 and 67, shall come into operation.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 25th day of February, 1998

MICHAEL WOODS

Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The purpose of this Order is to commence, with effect from 26 February 1998, certain provisions of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1997 (No. 23 of 1997), so as to pave the way for the introduction of a new regulatory system for aquaculture (including the establishment of a statutory Aquaculture Licences...