S.I. No. 142/2004 - Blue Whiting (Fisheries Management and Conservation) (No 2) Order 2004

I, Dermot Ahern, Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 224B (inserted by section 5 of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1983 (No. 27 of 1983)) of the Fisheries (Consolidation) Act 1959 (No. 14 of 1959) and the Fisheries (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 1977 ( S.I. No. 30 of 1977 ) (as adapted by the Marine and Natural Resources (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2002 ( S.I. No. 307 of 2002 )), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the blue Whiting (Fisheries Management and Conservation) (No 2) Order, 2004.

2. This Order shall come into operation on 7 April 2004.

3. The Blue Whiting (Fisheries Management and Conservation) Order, 2004 ( S.I. No. 129 of 2004 ) is hereby revoked.

	GIVEN under my Official Seal, 07 April 2004

	Dermot Ahern
	Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport of be a legal interpretation).

This Order is to permit fishing for, transhipment, landing or having on board herring by Irish sea-fishing boats in ICES Sub-area Vb, ICES Sub-area VIa South of 56°00’N and west of 07 00’W and ICES Sub-area VIa North of 56°00’N and in that part of VIa which is situated east of 07°00’W and north of 55°00’N, excluding the Clyde, ICES Sub-area VIb and ICES Sub-area VIIbc with effect from 07 April 2004.