All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.

Contents

• Commencement
• Amendments and other effects
• SIs made under the Act

Commencement

Section	Commencement Date	Commencement Information
Whole Act	1 July 2003	Commenced on enactment

Amendments and other effects

How Affected	Affecting Provision
Act other than Part 5 (s. 32) included in collectively cited Sea-Fisheries Acts	8/2006, s. 1(2)
Transfer of functions	S.I. No. 236 of 2024, arts. 1(2), 3(1)(c), 4-8
Transfer of functions under (except for Part 5 (s. 32))	S.I. No. 707 of 2007, art. 3(1)
Application of collectively cited Sea-Fisheries Acts restricted	S.I. No. 477 of 2011, regs. 1(3), 42(22), 46(3), 63(2) and sch. 2 (col. cit.)
Provision for enforcement and related offences	8/2006, ss. 16-39
S. 2(1) amended	8/2006, s. 99(a)
S. 3(3) substituted	8/2006, s. 99(b)(i)
S. 3(6) amended	8/2006, s. 99(b)(ii)
S. 3(9)(a) amended	8/2006, s. 99(b)(iii)
S. 3(9)(b) amended	8/2006, s. 99(b)(iv)
S. 3(9A) inserted	8/2006, s. 99(b)(v)
S. 3(10) amended	8/2006, s. 99(b)(vi)
S. 4 substituted	8/2006, s. 97(1)
S. 4(3)(b)(iii) amended	2/2022, ss. 13(a)(i), 15(4)
S. 4(3)(b)(iv) inserted	2/2022, ss. 13(a)(ii), 15(4)
S. 4(12) penalty for offence under	8/2006, s. 28 & Table 2 ref. no. 1
S. 5(1)(b) amended	2/2022, ss. 13(b)(i), 15(4)
S. 5(1)(b) substituted	8/2006, s. 99(c)(i)
S. 5(2)(b) amended	2/2022, ss. 13(b)(ii), 15(4)
S. 5(2)(b) substituted	8/2006, s. 99(c)(ii)
S. 5(4) amended	8/2006, s. 99(c)(iii)
S. 5(7) inserted	8/2006, s. 99(c)(iv)
S. 5A inserted	8/2006, s. 98(1)
Part 3 (ss. 6-21) application restricted	S.I. No. 318 of 2020, regs. 20
	S.I. No. 89 of 2018, reg. 19
	S.I. No. 125 of 2016, reg. 19
	S.I. No. 3 of 2014, ss. 1(2), 17
S. 6(4) substituted	8/2006, s. 99(d)
S. 7 application restricted	14/1959, s. 222B(4) as substituted by 11/2005, s. 53(e)
S. 7(1)(b) substituted	8/2006, s. 99(e)
S. 9(2)(a) amended	8/2006, s. 99(f)
S. 25(3) substituted	8/2006, s. 99(g)
S. 25(3) penalty for offence under	8/2006, s. 28 & Table 2 ref. no. 2
S. 26 sea-fisheries protection officer construed for purposes of collectively cited Sea-Fisheries Acts	8/2006, s. 16
S. 26(1) repealed	8/2006, s. 4(1). See also s. 4(2).
S. 26(9) repealed	8/2006, s. 4(1). See also s. 4(2).
S. 27(5) substituted	8/2006, s. 99(h)
S. 27(5) penalty for offence under	8/2006, s. 28 & Table 2 ref. no. 3
S. 28 repealed	8/2006, s. 4(1). See also s. 4(2).
S. 29(1) amended	8/2006, s. 99(i)
S. 30 repealed	8/2006, s. 4(1). See also s. 4(2).
S. 32(1) amended	39/2009, ss. 1(4), 21(a)
S. 32(2) amended	39/2009, ss. 1(4), 21(a)
S. 32(4) amended	39/2009, ss. 1(4), 21(b)
S. 32(6) amended	39/2009, ss. 1(4), 21(b)
S. 32(6A) inserted	8/2006, s. 99(j)
S. 32(7) def. of "appropriate Minister" ins.	39/2009, ss. 1(4), 21(c)
Sch. 1, para. 7(d) amended	8/2006, s. 99(k)

SIs made under the Act

Section	SIs made under the Act
S. 20(1)	Sea-Fishing Boat Licensing Appeals (Fees) Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. 501 of 2004)
	Sea-Fishing Boat Licensing Appeals (Fees) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 309 of 2003)
S. 23	Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2003 (Section 23) Order 2004 (S.I. No. 46 of 2004)