The Prohibition of Fishing with Multiple Trawls (No. 2) (Scotland) Order 2000

This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in S.S.I. 2000/226 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Scottish Statutory Instrument.

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2000 No. 405

SEA FISHERIES

CONSERVATION OF SEA FISH

The Prohibition of Fishing with Multiple Trawls (No. 2) (Scotland) Order 2000

Made

14th November 2000

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

20th November 2000

Coming into force

11th December 2000

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 5(1), 15(3) and 22(2)(a) of the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967(1), and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

(1)

1967 c. 84; section 5(1) was substituted by the Fisheries Act 1981 (c. 29), section 22(1); section 15(3) was substituted by the Sea Fisheries Act 1968 (c. 77), Schedule 1, paragraph 38(3) and amended by the Fishery Limits Act 1976 (c. 86) Schedule 2, paragraph 16(1). Relevant modifications are contained in the Scotland Act 1998 (Functions Exercisable in or as Regards Scotland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1748), article 5 and the Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1756), articles 3, 5 and 6. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46). Section 22(2)(a) which contains a definition of “the Ministers” for the purposes of section 5 and 15(3) was amended by the Fisheries Act 1981, sections 19(2)(d) and 45(b). The definition has effect in relation to Scotland with the modifications made by section 22A(12)(b) inserted by the Scotland Act 1998 (Consequential Modifications) (No. 2) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1820); Schedule 2, paragraph 43(13).