S.I. No. 372/1978:

SEA FISHERIES (CONSERVATION AND RATIONAL EXPLOITATION) (No. 8) ORDER, 1978.

SEA FISHERIES (CONSERVATION AND RATIONAL EXPLOITATION) (No. 8) ORDER, 1978.

I, BRIAN LENIHAN, Minister for Fisheries and Forestry, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 223 (a) (inserted by the Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1978 (No. 18 of 1978)) 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 Fisheries (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1978 ( S.I. No. 195 of 1978 ), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Sea Fisheries (Conservation and Rational Exploitation) (No. 8) Order, 1978.

2. The Sea Fisheries (Conservation and Rational Exploitation) (No. 3) Order, 1978 ( S.I. No. 187 of 1978 ) as amended by the Sea Fisheries (Conservation and Rational Exploitation) (No. 6) Order, 1978 ( S.I. No. 280 of 1978 ) is hereby amended by the substitution of "31st day of December, 1979" for "31st day of December, 1978" in Articles 3 and 4.

GIVEN under my Official Seal this 28th day of December, 1978.

BRIAN LENIHAN,

Minister for Fisheries and Forestry.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order extends the ban on direct herring fishing off the North-West coast as imposed by the Sea Fisheries (Conservation and Rational Exploitation) (No. 3) Order 1978 ( S.I. No. 187 of 1978 ) as amended by the Sea Fisheries (Conservation and Rational Exploitation) (No. 6) Order, 1978 ( S.I. No. 280 of 1978 ) up to and including 31st December, 1979 including a ban on having herring on board a sea-fishing boat within the defined area.