The Sea Fisheries (Northern Ireland) Order 2002

Interpretation

1.—(1) References in this Schedule to statutory provisions are to provisions of the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967(1), unless otherwise indicated.

(2) Expressions used in this Schedule which are also used in the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967 shall have the same meaning as in that Act, and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly, except that references to, or to any of, the Ministers shall be construed without the modification made by section 22A of that Act(2).

(3) Any reference in this Schedule to a function of the Ministers or to a function of one of the Ministers includes a function which has been transferred to the Scottish Ministers or the National Assembly of Wales only if, and only to the extent that, it remains exercisable by the Ministers or (as the case may be) one of the Ministers, as well as by the Scottish Ministers or the National Assembly of Wales.

(1)

1967 c. 84. Relevant amendments to the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967 include the transfer of functions under the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), the Scotland Act 1998 (Concurrent Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1592) art.3 and Sch.1, the Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1756) art.3, Consequential Modifications Order, the Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38) the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672) art.2, Sch.1, the Transfer of Functions (Agriculture and Fisheries) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/1812) [and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/)].

(2)

Section 22A was inserted by the Consequential Modifications Order art.4, Sch.2, para.43.