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Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1973 1973 c.30 An Act to amend the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967. [5th July 1973]
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Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1973
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1 Amendment of s.16(2) of 1967 c.83
At the end of section 16(2) of the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967 (which makes certain exemptions in respect of the closed season for the sale of oysters) there shall be added the following— “ ,or(e) were Pacific or Japanese oysters(Crassostrea gigas), Portugese oysters(Crassostrea angulata) or other members of the genus Crassotrea. ”
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(1) This Act may be cited as the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1973; and this Act and the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967 may be cited together as the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Acts 1967 and 1973. (2) This Act shall come into force on 1st May 1974. (3) This Act shall not extend to Northern Ireland.
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