The Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Quota and Third Country Fishing Measures) (Scotland) Order 2007

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2007 No. 127

SEA FISHERIES

The Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Quota and Third Country Fishing Measures) (Scotland) Order 2007

Made

28th February 2007

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

1st March 2007

Coming into force

23rd March 2007

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 30(2) of the Fisheries Act 1981(1) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

(1)

1981 c. 29 (“the 1981 Act”); 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). See section 30(3) of the 1981 Act for definitions of “enforceable Community restriction”, “enforceable Community obligation” and “the Ministers”. Section 30 of the 1981 Act has effect in relation to Scotland as modified by section 30(5) of that Act inserted by the Scotland Act (Consequential Modifications) (No. 2) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1820), Schedule 2, paragraph 68(5)(b).