Pursuant to section 369 (6) of the Fisheries Act 1996, the Minister of Fisheries gives the following notice.
N o t i c e
1. Title and commencement-(1) This notice may be cited as the Fisheries (Northland Scallop Fishery Season) Notice 2000.
(2) This notice comes into force on the day after the date of its notification in the New Zealand Gazette.
2. Interpretation-In this notice, the term "Northland scallop fishery" has the meaning ascribed to it in section 2 of the Fisheries Act 1996.
3. Northland scallop fishery season-The Northland scallop fishery season for the 2000-2001 fishing year will commence from the beginning of the 15th day of July 2000 and end with the close of the 14th day of February 2001.
Dated at Wellington this 7th day of July 2000.
PETE HODGSON, Minister of Fisheries.