S.I. No. 168/1976:

SEA FISHERIES (RATIONAL EXPLOITATION OF FISHERIES) ORDER, 1976.

SEA FISHERIES (RATIONAL EXPLOITATION OF FISHERIES) ORDER, 1976.

I, MICHAEL PAT MURPHY, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, being satisfied, having regard to the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Convention signed in London on the 24th day of January, 1959, that it is necessary to do so, hereby, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 35 of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1962 (No. 31 of 1962), 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, 1973 ( S.I. No. 93 of 1973 ), order as follows:--

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Sea Fisheries (Rational Exploitation of Fisheries) Order, 1976.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 15th day of August, 1976.

2. With respect to landings of sea-fish which are effected during the period beginning on the commencement of this Order and ending on the 31st day of December, 1976, ten per cent by weight of each total landing or part thereof which is not intended for human consumption may consist of sea-fish which are, for the purposes of Chapter III of Part XIII of the Fisheries (Consolidation) Act, 1959 (No. 14 of 1959), undersized, and whiting of twenty centimetres or more in length shall not be treated as undersized for this purpose.

3. With respect to landings of saithe which are effected during the period beginning on the commencement of this Order and ending on the 31st day of December, 1977, ten per cent by weight of each total landing or part thereof may consist of saithe which are for the purposes of Chapter III of Part XIII of the Fisheries (Consolidation) Act, 1959 (No. 14 of 1959), undersized.

GIVEN under my hand this 28th day of July, 1976.

MICHAEL PAT MURPHY,

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister

for Agriculture and Fisheries.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order permits (1) that until 31st December 1976, ten per cent by weight of each total landing or part thereof of sea-fish which is not intended for human consumption may consist of undersized sea-fish and that whiting of 20 centimetres in length or over shall not be treated as undersized fish for this purpose and (2) that until 31st December 1977, ten per cent by weight of each landing of saithe or part thereof may consist of saithe which is less than the new minimum size of 30 centimetres.