Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

"Iris Oifigiúil" of 3rd December, 2010.

I, SEAN CONNICK, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 15 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 and Food (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2007 ( S.I. No. 705 of 2007 )) and the Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2010 ( S.I. No. 303 of 2010 ), hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Mussel Seed (Closing of Fisheries) (No. 2) Regulations 2010 and come into operation on 2 December 2010.

2. The Mussel Seed (Opening of Fisheries) (No. 2) Regulations 2010 ( S.I. No. 413 of 2010 ) are revoked.

GIVEN under my hand,

29 November 2010.

SEAN CONNICK,

Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

These Regulations are to provide for the closing of the mussel seed fishery from 2 December 2010.