S.I. No. 603/2006 - Mussel Seed (Conservation) (No. 11) Regulations 2006
Mussel Seed (Conservation) (No. 11) Regulations 2006 |
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I, John Browne, Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 15 of the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006 (No 8 of 2006) and the Marine (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order 2006 ( S.I. No. 167 of 2006 ), hereby make the following regulations: 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Mussel Seed (Conservation No 11) Regulations 2006. 2. In these Regulations - |
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-�mussels-� means mytilus edulis; |
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-�mussel seed-� means mussels of any kind whether alive or dead and includes any part of a mussel and the shell, or any part of the shell, of a mussel seed and which are not intended for direct human consumption. 3. It is prohibited to engage in fishing for mussel seed within the exclusive fishery limits of the State. |
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM |
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(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation). |
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The effect of these Regulations is to provide for the closure of the mussel seed fishery. |