Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in |
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"Iris Oifigiúil" of 20th November, 2015. |
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I, SIMON COVENEY, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 3 and 14 of the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006 (No. 8 of 2006) and the Sea Fisheries, Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2007 ( S.I. No. 707 of 2007 ) (as adapted by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011 ( S.I. No. 455 of 2011 )), for the purpose of giving effect to Regulation (EU) 2015/812 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 20151 (as it relates to deep sea species), hereby make the following regulations: |
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1. These Regulations may be cited as the Sea-Fisheries (Conservation and Rational Exploitation of Deep-Sea Species) (Amendment) Regulations 2015. |
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2. The Sea-Fisheries (Conservation and Rational Exploitation of Deep-Sea Species) Regulations 2006 ( S.I. No. 175 of 2006 ) are amended by substituting in Regulation 2(1) the definition of "Council Regulation" for the following- |
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"‘Council Regulation’ means Council Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002 of 16 December 20022 (as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 2269/2004 of 20 December 20043 and Regulation (EU) 2015/812 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015) and Commission Regulation (EC) No 876/2003 of 21 May 20034 ;". |
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GIVEN under my Official Seal. |
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5 November 2015. |
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SIMON COVENEY, |
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Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. |
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EXPLANATORY NOTE |
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(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) |
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These Regulations amend the Sea-Fisheries (Conservation and Rational Exploitation of Deep-Sea Species) Regulations 2006 ( S.I. No. 175 of 2006 ) which provide for control measures as well as collection of additional data on deep-sea species, as outlined in Council Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002 of 16 December 2002, as regards specific access requirements and associated conditions applicable to fishing for deep-sea stocks, and amended by Regulation (EU) 2015/812 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015, as regards the landing obligation. |
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