Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2018 No. 185

Sea Fisheries

The Sea Fishing (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) Order (Northern Ireland) 2018

Made

25th October 2018

Coming into operation-

1st December 2018

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs(1) is designated(2) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(3) in relation to the common agriculture policy and the environment of the European Union.

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs makes the following Order in exercise of powers conferred by section 127(1) and (3A) of the Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1966(4), section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and section 30(2) of the Fisheries Act 1981(5).

(1)

The Ministry of Agriculture became known as the Department of Agriculture by virtue of section 7(5) of the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 (c.36). The Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland was renamed the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development by Article 3(4) of the Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/283 (N.I.1)). The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development was renamed the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs by section 1(2) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c.5) (N.I.).