Sea Fisheries (Conservation and Rational Exploitation) (No. 4) Order, 1977.
Statutory Instruments
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paragraphs: This Order may be cited as the Sea Fisheries (Conservation and Rational Exploitation) (No. 4) Order, 1977.
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paragraphs: In this Order, "sea-fishing boat" means any ship, boat or other vessel of whatsoever kind used for sea-fishing (within the meaning of Part XIII of the Fisheries (Consolidation) Act, 1959 (No. 14 of 1959)).
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paragraphs: During the period between the commencement of this Order and the 20th day of July, 1977, fishing for herring in—
( a ) that part of the exclusive fishery limits of the State that lies east of the meridian of 12° west longitude and north of the parallel of 54° 30' north latitude, and
( b ) that part of the exclusive fishery limits of the State that lies east of the meridian of 10° west longitude, south of the parallel of 54° 30' north latitude and north of a line running due east through Erris Head to high water mark on the coast of the mainland and thence along high-water mark to the point where such mark is intersected by the parallel of 54° 30' north latitude,
is hereby prohibited and the master of a sea-fishing boat shall not cause or permit the boat or any person on board to engage in such fishing in the parts aforesaid of the exclusive fishery limits of the State during the period aforesaid.
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paragraphs: (1) ( a ) During the period between the commencement of this Order and the 20th day of July, 1977—
(i) a sea-fishing boat to which this subparagraph applies shall not have herring on board, and
(ii) the master of a sea-fishing boat to which this subparagraph applies shall not cause or permit the boat or any person on board to have herring on board,
unless, in each case, the fishing for the herring did not contravene Article 3 (2) of this Order.
( b ) In subparagraph (a) of this paragraph "a sea-fishing boat to which this subparagraph applies" means a sea-fishing boat that is in—
(i) that part of the exclusive fishery limits of the State that lies east of the meridian of 12° west longitude and north of the parallel of 54° 30' north latitude, or
(ii) that part of the exclusive fishery limits of the State that lies east of the meridian of 10° west longitude, south of the parallel of 54° 30' north latitude and north of a line running east through Erris Head to high-water mark on the coast of the mainland and thence along high-water mark to the point where such mark is intersected by the parallel of 54° 30' north latitude.
(2) During the period between the commencement of this Order and the 20th day of July, 1977, a sea-fishing boat shall not land herring at any place in the State that lies east of the meridian of 9° 52' west longtitude and north of the parallel of 54° 7' north latitude, and the master of a sea-fishing boat shall not cause or permit the boat or any person on board to land herring at any such place as aforesaid during the period aforesaid.
(3) It shall be for the person charged with an offence under paragraph (1) of this Article to show, if it be the case, that the fishing for the herring to which the charge relates did not contravene Article 3 of this Order.