S.I. No. 407/1986:

HERRING (RESTRICTION ON FISHING) (AMENDMENT) ORDER, 1986.

HERRING (RESTRICTION ON FISHING) (AMENDMENT) ORDER, 1986.

I, LIAM KAVANAGH, Minister for Tourism, Fisheries and Forestry, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 223A (inserted by section 9 of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1978 (No. 18 of 1978), and amended by section 4 of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1983 (No. 27 of 1983)) of the Fisheries (Consolidation) Act, 1959 (No. 14 of 1959), and the Fisheries (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1977 ( S.I. No. 30 of 1977 ) (as adapted by the Fisheries and Forestry (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1986 ( S.I. No. 40 of 1986 ), hereby order as follows:--

1. This Order may be cited as the Herring (Restriction on Fishing) (Amendment) Order, 1986.

2. The Herring (Restriction on Fishing) Order, 1986 ( S.I. No. 359 of 1986 ), is hereby amended by the substitution for Article 3 of that Order of the following Article:

"3. (1) In this Order--

the "specified area" means Division VIa) South, Division VIIb) and Division VIIc).

(2) In this Article:--

"Division VIa) South", "Division VIIb)" and "Division VIIc)" mean, respectively, the parts of the sea described in the Annex to the Communication and therein referred to as Division VIa) South, Division VIIb) and Division VIIc);

"the Communication" means the Communication from the Commission of the European Communities on the description of the I.C.E.S. Sub-areas and Divisions used for the purposes of fisheries statistics and regulations in the North East Atlantic. ¹

¹O.J. C140/3 of 3.6.82.

(3) In any proceedings in which a contravention of this

Order is alleged prima facie evidence of the Communication may be given by the production of a copy of the Official Journal purporting to contain the Communication."

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 9th day of December, 1986.

LIAM KAVANAGH,

Minister for Tourism,

Fisheries and Forestry.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The effect of this Order is to permit fishing for herring by Irish sea-fishing boats in I.C.E.S. Divisions Vb) (E.C. zone), VIa) North and VIb) from 9th December, 1986.