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FISHERIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1999

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Short title, commencement, construction and collective citation.

1. —(1) This Act may be cited as the Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1999 .

(2) This Act shall come into operation on such day or days as, by order or orders made by the Minister under this section, may be fixed for it to come into operation, either generally or with reference to a particular purpose or provision, and different days may be so fixed for different purposes and different provisions.

(3) The Fisheries Acts 1959 to 1998, and this Act shall be construed together as one and may be cited together as the Fisheries Acts, 1959 to 1999.

Interpretation.

2. —(1) In this Act—

“Act of 1980” means Fisheries Act, 1980;

“functions” includes powers and duties;

“Minister” means Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources.

(2) In this Act—

(a)  a reference to any other enactment shall, except to the extent that the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended by or under any other enactment, including this Act,

(b) a reference to a section or Part is a reference to a section or Part of this Act, unless it is indicated that reference to some other enactment is intended, and

(c) a reference to a subsection, paragraph or subparagraph is a reference to a subsection, paragraph or subparagraph of the provision in which the reference occurs, unless it is indicated that a reference to some other provision is intended.