Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009

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

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(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.