Statutory Instruments
SEA FISHERIES
ENGLAND, WALES AND NORTHERN IRELAND
Made
20th March 2000
Laid before Parliament
21st March 2000
Coming into force
11th April 2000
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretaries of State respectively concerned with sea fishing in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, in exercise of the powers conferred on them 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:
1981 c. 29; see section 30(3) for the definitions of “enforceable Community restriction”, “enforceable Community obligation” and “ the Ministers”, as modified by Schedule 2, paragraph 68(5) of the Scotland Act 1998 (Consequential Modifications) (No. 2) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1820). The functions of the Secretary of State under section 30(2) were transferred, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales (defined in section 155(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38) to include the sea adjacent to Wales out as far as the seaward boundary of the territorial sea), to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672). Article 3(1) and Schedule 1 of the Scotland Act 1998 (Concurrent Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1592) provide for the functions exercisable under section 30(2) to be exercised by the Ministers, concurrently with Scottish Ministers, in relation to relevant British fishing boats within the Scottish zone and Scottish fishing boats within British fishery limits but outside the Scottish zone.