Statutory Instrument 1996 No. 160

The Sea Fish Industry Authority (Levy) Regulations 1995 Confirmatory Order 1996

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1996 No. 160

SEA FISHERIES

The Sea Fish Industry Authority (Levy) Regulations 1995 Confirmatory Order 1996

Whereas the Sea Fish Industry Authority (hereinafter referred to as "the Authority") has made the Sea Fish Industry Authority (Levy) Regulations 1995 (hereinafter referred to as "the Regulations");

And whereas the Authority has transmitted to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretaries of State respectively concerned with the sea fish industry in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (hereinafter referred to as "the Ministers") the objections to the Regulations which have been duly made to the Authority and have not been withdrawn and the Ministers have considered such objections;

And whereas the Ministers, after consultation with the Authority, have considered it desirable to make such modifications in the Regulations as hereinafter appear;

Now, therefore, the Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 4(2) and (10) of the Fisheries Act 1981^[1], and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Title and commencement
    1.    This Order may be cited as the Sea Fish Industry Authority (Levy) Regulations 1995 Confirmatory Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st March 1996.

Confirmation
    2.—(1)  The Regulations, having been modified in the manner specified in paragraph (2) below, are hereby confirmed and are set out in the Schedule to this Order.

    (2)  The modifications mentioned in paragraph (1) above are as follows—
 (a) in regulation 2, for the definition of "canned or bottled fish", there shall be substituted the following definition—


"canned or bottled fish" means fish or sea fish products packed in an hermetically sealed container which is processed to inhibit microbial growth at ambient temperature,
 (b) in regulation 4(1) after the words "by every person" there shall be inserted the words "engaged in the sea fish industry".

Revocation
    3.    The Sea Fish Industry Authority (Levy) Regulations 1988 Confirmatory Order 1989^[2] and the Sea Fish Industry Authority (Levy) (Amendment) Regulations 1992 Confirmatory Order 1992^[3] are hereby revoked.

Tony Baldry

Minister of State,Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

30th January 1996

Raymond S. Robertson

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Scottish Office

18th January 1996
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales

Rod Richards

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Welsh Office

19th January 1996

Patrick Mayhew

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

26th January 1996

[1] 1981 c. 29; section 4(3)(a) and (4) was amended by S.I. 1990/1641; section 14(1) contains a definition of "the Ministers". back

[2] S.I. 1989/425. back

[3] S.I. 1992/1386. back

Explanatory Note