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- s)or rangeBliain nó blianta nó raon TypeCineál All Legislation Acts Statutory Instruments Advanced SearchCuardach Casta HomeBaile Statutory InstrumentsIonstraimí Reachtúla 1992 S.I. No. 57/1992 - Plaice (Restriction on Fishing in Ices Divisions VIIf) and VIIg)) Order, 1992. S.I. No. 57/1992 - Plaice (Restriction on Fishing in Ices Divisions VIIf) and VIIg)) Order, 1992. AmendmentsLeasuithe S.I. No. 57 of 1992. PLAICE (RESTRICTION ON FISHING IN ICES DIVISIONS VIIf) and VIIg)) ORDER, 1992. I, MICHAEL WOODS, Minister for the Marine, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 223A (inserted by section 9 of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1978 (No. 18 of 1978), and amended by section 4 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 Tourism, Fisheries and Forestry (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1987 ( S.I. No. 82 of 1987 )), hereby order as follows: 1. This Order may be cited as the Plaice (Restriction on Fishing in ICES Divisions VIIf) Order, 1992. 2. This Order shall come into operation on the 1st day of April, 1992 and cease to have effect from the 31st day of December, 1992. 3.
(1)In this Order "the specified areas" means the parts of the sea described in the Annex to the Communication and therein referred to as ICES Division VIIf), and VIIg).
(2)In this Article "the Communication" means the Communication from the Commission of the European Communities on the description of the ICES sub-areas and divisions used for the purpose of fisheries statistics and regulations in the north-east Atlantic.
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(1)O.J. C.347/14 of 31/12/85.
(3)In any proceedings in which a contravention of this Order is alleged prima facie evidence of the Communication may be given by the production of a copy of the Official Journal purporting to contain the Communication. 4. Neither an Irish sea-fishing boat nor a person on board an Irish sea-fishing boat shall engage in fishing for plaice in the specified areas and the master of an Irish sea-fishing boat shall not cause or permit the boat or any person on board to engage in such fishing in the specified areas. 5.
(1)An Irish sea-fishing boat shall not have plaice on board within the specified areas.
(2)The master of an Irish sea-fishing boat shall not cause or permit the boat or any person on board to have plaice on board within the specified areas. 6. The master of an Irish sea-fishing boat shall not cause or permit the boat to be used within the specified areas for the transhipment or landing of plaice from an Irish sea-fishing boat. 7.
(1)In a prosecution for an offence under Article 6 of this Order the following shall be prima facie evidence that the sea-fishing boat concerned was, at the time of the alleged offence, used for the transhipment or landing of plaice in contravention of that Article: ( a ) evidence that such sea-fishing boat had on board any books, papers or other documents from which it appears to the court that on the day on which the offence is alleged to have been committed plaice were received on board the boat otherwise than in the course of fishing, ( b ) any admission by any person who is for the time being the master or other person in charge, or another member of the crew, of such sea-fishing boat that at such time she was so used, ( c ) any other matter from which it so appears that such sea-fishing boat was so used or which in the opinion of the court suggests, or tends to suggest, that such sea-fishing boat was so used.
(2)In a prosecution for an offence under Article 5 of this Order it shall be a defence for the defendant to prove that the place to which the prosecution relates— ( a ) were taken in the course of fishing that did not contravene Article 4 of this Order, or ( b ) were taken outside the specified areas. 8.
(1)Notwithstanding anything contained in this Order, an Irish sea-fishing boat may have plaice on board and land or tranship plaice in the specified areas if the plaice did not exceed 5 per cent by weight of the total catch of all species of fish subject to quotas on board, landed, or, as the case may be, transhipped on any occasion.
(2)In this Article "quotas" means the State's share of the total allowable catch (TAC) fixed by the Council of the European Communities relating to certain species of fish in respect of the year 1992, or, as the case may be, each subsequent year thereafter. GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 1st day of April, 1992. MICHAEL WOODS, T.D. Minister for the Marine. EXPLANATORY NOTE. The effect of this Order is to prohibit fishing for, transhipping, landing or having on board plaice by Irish sea-fishing boats in ICES Division VIIf) and VIIg) with effect from 1st April, 1992 until 31st December, 1992, both said dates inclusive. The Order allows for a by-catch of plaice provided the plaice did not exceed 5 per cent by weight of quota species on board, landed or transhipped, as the case may be, on any occasion. Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais Inrochtaineacht Aitheantóir Eorpach Reachtaíochta (ELI) Ceadúnas Sonraí Oscailte Liosta Fianán © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the Houses of the Oireachtas © Rialtas na hÉireann. Atáirgtear ábhar faoi Chóipcheart le cead ó Thithe an Oireachtais