Fisheries Act 2020

19 (1) Section 136 (interim orders) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) After subsection (1) insert—

“(1A) The Welsh Ministers may make one or more orders relating to the exploitation of sea fisheries resources in the Welsh offshore region for the purpose of protecting any feature in an area in that region if they think—

(a) that there are or may be reasons to consider whether to designate the area as an MCZ, and

(b) that there is an urgent need to protect the feature.”

(3) In subsection (2), after “subsection (1)” insert “ or (1A) ”.

(4) In subsection (4), for “an interim order” substitute “ an order made under subsection (1) ”.

(5) After subsection (4) insert—

“(4A) Section 134C applies to an order made under subsection (1A) as it applies to an order made under section 134A or 134B.”