Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 1st October, 2021.

I, CHARLIE MCCONALOGUE, 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 effect to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2200 of 10 July 2019 hereby make the following regulations:

Citation

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Sea-Fisheries (Common Fisheries Policy) (Bluefin Tuna) (Amendment) Regulations 2021.

2. The Sea-Fisheries (Common Fisheries Policy)(Bluefin Tuna) Regulations 2016 ( S.I. No. 680 of 2016 ) are amended in Regulation 3(1) by the insertion after “20 November 2015” in the definition of “Commission Delegated Regulation” of the following: “and by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2200 of 10 July 2019”.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

23 September, 2021.

CHARLIE MCCONALOGUE,

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.)

The purpose of this Instrument is to amend the Sea-Fisheries (Common Fisheries Policy) (Bluefin Tuna) Regulations 2016 ( S.I. No. 680 of 2016 ) to ensure that full effect is given to certain provisions of EU law insofar as by catch of blue fin tuna is concerned.