Part 7 E+W+S Fisheries

Chapter 2 E+W+S The Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967

214 Power to appoint inspector before making orders as to fisheries for shellfish E+W

(1) Schedule 1 to the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967 (provisions with respect to making of orders under section 1) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 4 (appointment of inspector)—

(a) omit sub-paragraph (1);

(b) in sub-paragraph (2), for “The appropriate Minister shall” substitute “ Where he considers it appropriate to do so, the appropriate Minister may ”.

(3) Omit paragraph 5.

(4) In paragraph 6, after “in paragraph 3 above or” insert “ , in a case where an inspector has been appointed under paragraph 4 above, ”.

(5) The amendments made by this section do not apply in relation to any application made for an order under section 1 of that Act before the coming into force of this section.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 214 in force at 12.1.2010 by S.I. 2009/3345, art. 2, Sch. para. 9