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Sea Fisheries (Wildlife Conservation) Act 1992

1992 CHAPTER 36 cross-notes I1

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)
Version from: 1 April 2018

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in force Provision is in force
in force* In force only for specified purposes (see footnote)
not in force Not in force in England (may be in force in other geographies, see footnotes)
defined term Defined term
dfn Defined term (alternative style)
footnote commentary transitional and savings in force status related provisions geo extent insert/omit source count in force adj
C1 Act: transfer of functions (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672 , art. 2 , Sch. 1
C2 Act: 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) )
C3 Act 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)
F1 Words 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: England repealed
F2 Words 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. 3 inserted
F3 Words 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: England repealed
F4 Words 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
F5 Para. (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
I1 Act wholly in force at 16.05.1992. see s. 2(2)
Defined Term Section/Article ID Scope of Application
enactment s. 1 def_1235193633
the Minister or Ministers s. 1 def_dceb63e712
the Sea Fisheries Acts s. 1 def_5fd6515717

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