Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 3rd April, 2015.

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 full effect to Council Regulation (EU) 2015/104 of 19 January 2015¹ hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Sea-Fisheries (Quotas) Regulations 2015.

2. (1) In these Regulations-

“Quota Regulations” means Council Regulation (EU) 2015/104 of 19 January 2015.

(2) A word or expression that is used in the Quota Regulations and is also used in these Regulations, has, unless the context otherwise requires, the same meaning in these Regulations as it has in the Quota Regulations.

3. The master of-

(a) an Irish sea-fishing boat wherever it may be, or

(b) a sea-fishing boat in the exclusive fishing limits of the State,

shall comply with the requirements imposed by the Quota Regulations in respect of fishing vessels and masters of such vessels.

4. The Sea-Fisheries (Quotas) Regulations 2014 ( S.I. No. 161 of 2014 ) are revoked.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

16 March 2015.

SIMON COVENEY,

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

These Regulations have the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of Council Regulation (EU) 2015/104 of 19 January 2015 fixing for 2015 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union vessels, in certain non-Union waters, amending Regulation (EU) No. 43/2014 and repealing Regulation (EU) No. 779/2014.

1 O.J. L 22, 28.1.2015, p.1