Fisheries and Marine Resources (Fishing of Octopus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020. Government Notice no. 138 of 2020

426 Government Notices 2020 Vinit/Imac01/Govt Notices/2020/The Fisheries and Marine Resources (Fishing of Octopus) (Amendment) Reg 2020 26.06.2020 - 1st Proof / (26.06.2020 - 2nd Proof SLO) Government Notice No. 138 of 2020 FISHERIES AND MARINE RESOURCES ACT Regulations made by the Minister under section 74(1)(f) and (j) of the Fisheries and Marine Resources Act 1. These regulations may be cited as the Fisheries and Marine Resources (Fishing of Octopus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020. 2. In these regulations – “principal regulations” means the Fisheries and Marine Resources (Fishing of Octopus) Regulations 2016. 3. Regulation 2 of the principal regulations is amended by deleting the definition of “closed season” and replacing it by the following definition – “closed season” means the period starting on 15 January and ending on 15 March, and the period starting on 15 August and ending on 15 October, in a year; 4. These regulations shall come into operation on 1 July 2020. Made by the Minister on 26 June 2020.