S.I. No. 4/1972:

LIVE FISH (RESTRICTION ON IMPORT) ORDER, 1972.

LIVE FISH (RESTRICTION ON IMPORT) ORDER, 1972.

I, JOHN FAHEY, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 17 of the Fisheries (Consolidation) Act, 1959 (No. 14 of 1959), and the Fisheries (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1965 ( S.I. No. 83 of 1965 ) (as adapted by the Agriculture (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1965 ( S.I. No. 146 of 1965 )) and the Fisheries (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order, 1970 ( S.I. No. 123 of 1970 ), hereby order as follows :

1. This Order may be cited as the Live Fish (Restriction on Import) Order, 1972.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 1st day of February, 1972.

3. The import of live fish and of the eggs or young of such fish, save under and in accordance with a licence in that behalf issued under section 17 (4) of the Fisheries (Consolidation) Act, 1959 (No. 14 of 1959), is hereby prohibited.

4. This Order shall not apply to--

(a) tropical aquarium fish, or

(b) fish which have been taken by and are landed in the State from an Irish sea-fishing boat within the meaning of Part XIII of the Fisheries (Consolidation) Act, 1959 (No. 14 of 1959).

5. The Live Fish (Restriction on Import) Order, 1962 ( S.I. No. 39 of 1962 ), is hereby revoked.

GIVEN under my hand this 12th day of January, 1972.

JOHN FAHEY,

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister

for Agriculture and Fisheries.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order prohibits the importation of live fish (except those specified) and the eggs or young of such fish, save under licence