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Sea Fisheries (Wildlife Conservation) Act 1992

1992 CHAPTER 36 cross-notesI1

An Act to require appropriate Ministers and relevant bodies to have regard to the conservation of flora and fauna in the discharge of their functions under the Sea Fisheries Acts.

[16th March 1992]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1 Conservation in the exercise of sea fisheries functions.

F1 (1) F1 In discharging any functions conferred or imposed on him or them by or under the Sea Fisheries Acts, the Minister or Ministers[F2 or the Marine Management Organisation F2] ... shall, so far as is consistent with the proper and efficient discharge of those functions—

(a) have regard to the conservation of marine flora and fauna; and

(b) endeavour to achieve a reasonable balance between that consideration and any other considerations to which he is or they are required to have regard.

F3 (2) In this section—

[F5 (b) the Scottish Ministers;

(bb) the Secretaries of State respectively concerned with the sea fishing industry in Wales and Northern Ireland; F5]

(c) the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland;

2 Short title, commencement and extent.

(1) This Act may be cited as the Sea Fisheries (Wildlife Conservation) Act 1992.

(2) This Act shall come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which it is passed.

(3) This Act extends to Northern Ireland.

Status: There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Sea Fisheries (Wildlife Conservation) Act 1992.
Sea Fisheries (Wildlife Conservation) Act 1992 (1992/36)

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footnotecommentarytransitional and savingsin force statusrelated provisionsgeo extentinsert/omitsource countin force adj
C1Act: transfer of functions (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672 , art. 2 , Sch. 1
C2Act: transfer of functions (31.3.2010) by The Welsh Zone (Boundaries and Transfer of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/760) , arts. 1(3) , 4(1)(f) (with art. 5(2) (3) )
C3Act functions transferred (1.4.2018) by Wales Act 2017 (c. 4) , s. 53(2)(d) (3) , 71(4) (with Sch. 7 paras. 1 , 6 ); S.I. 2017/1179 , reg. 3(l)
F1Words in s. 1(1) repealed (1.4.2010 for W., 1.4.2011 for E.) by Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c. 23) , s. 324(3) , Sch. 22 Pt. 4 ; S.I. 2010/630 , art. 3(b) (with arts. 8 12 ); S.I. 2011/556 , art. 2(2)(o) (with art. 2(3) )this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.repealed: Englandrepealed
F2Words in s. 1(1) inserted (1.4.2010) by Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c. 23) , ss. 11 , 324(3) ; S.I. 2010/298 , art. 2 , Sch. para. 3inserted
F3Words in s. 1(2) repealed (1.4.2010 for W., 1.4.2011 for E.) by Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c. 23) , s. 324(3) , Sch. 22 Pt. 4 ; S.I. 2010/630 , art. 3(b) (with arts. 8 12 ); S.I. 2011/556 , art. 2(2)(o) (with art. 2(3) )this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.repealed: Englandrepealed
F4Words in s. 1(2) inserted (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/1820 , arts. 1(2) , 4 , Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 107(a)inserted
F5Para. (b)(bb) in the definition of "the Minister or Ministers" substituted for para. (b) (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/1820 , arts. 1(2)(3) , 4 , Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 107(b)substituted
I1Act wholly in force at 16.05.1992. see s. 2(2)
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