S.I. No. 529/1998:

HERRING (PROHIBITION ON FISHING IN ICES DIVISIONS VIAS AND VIIBC (REVOCATION) ORDER, 1998.

HERRING (PROHIBITION ON FISHING IN ICES DIVISIONS VIAS AND VIIBC (REVOCATION) ORDER, 1998.

I, Michael Woods, Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources, 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 Marine (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1987 ( S.I. No. 301 of 1997 )), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Herring (Prohibition on Fishing in ICES Divisions VIaS and VIIbc) (Revocation) Order, 1998.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 1st day of January, 1999.

3. The Herring (Prohibition on Fishing in ICES Divisions VIaS and VIIbc (Revocation) Order, 1998 ( S.I. No. 456 of 1998 ), is hereby revoked.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 23rd day of December, 1998.

Michael Woods T.D.

Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The effect of this Order is to permit the fishing for, transhipment or having on board herring by Irish sea-fishing boats, duly licensed, within ICES Divisions VIaS and VIIbc with effect from 1 January, 1999.