S.I. No. 39/1962 - Live Fish (Restriction on Import) Order, 1962.

S.I. No. 39 of 1962.

LIVE FISH (RESTRICTION ON IMPORT) ORDER, 1962.

I, BRIAN Ó LUINEACHÁIN, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Lands, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 17 of the Fisheries (Consolidation) Act, 1959 (No. 14 of 1959), and the Fisheries (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order, 1961 ( S.I. No. 258 of 1961 ), hereby order as follows :

1. This Order may be cited as the Live Fish (Restriction on Import) Order, 1962.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 23rd day of March, 1962.

3. The import of live fish and of the eggs or young of such fish, save under and in accordance with a licence in that behalf issued under subsection (4) of section 17 of the Fisheries (Consolidation) Act, 1959 (No. 14 of 1959), is hereby prohibited.

4. This Order shall not apply to—

(a) tropical aquarium fish,

(b) goldfish, or

(c) fish which have been taken by and are landed in the State from an Irish sea-fishing boat within the meaning of Part XIII of the Fisheries (Consolidation) Act, 1959 (No. 14 of 1959).

GIVEN under my hand, this 2nd day of March, 1962.

BRIAN Ó LUINEACHÁIN,

Parliamentary Secretary to the

Minister for Lands.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order prohibits the importation of live fish (except those specified) and the eggs or young of such fish, save under licence.