Pursuant to section 28W (3) of the Fisheries Act 1983,
the Minister of Fisheries, after consultation with the
New Zealand Fishing Industry Board and the Treaty of Waitangi Fisheries Commission and after having regard to the provisions of section 28W (5) of the Fisheries Act 1983, hereby gives the following notice.
N o t i c e
1. Title and Commencement-(1) This notice may be cited as the Fisheries (Quota Aggregation Limit Exemption) Notice 2000.
(2) This notice shall come into effect on the day after its notification in the New Zealand Gazette and shall expire on the day of 31 March 2001.
2. Interpretation-In this notice, "Northland scallop fishery" has the meaning ascribed to it in section 2 of the Fisheries Act 1996.
3. Exemption to quota aggregation limit-(1) As from the date that this notice comes into effect, the Northland Scallop Enhancement Company Limited is permitted to hold quota in excess of the 20% aggregation limit for the Northland Scallop Fishery as provided in section 28W (1) of the Fisheries Act 1983, up to an aggregation limit of 95%.
(2) As from the date that this notice comes into effect, the Directors of the Northland Scallop Enhancement Company Limited are permitted to hold quota and interest in quota in excess of the 20% aggregation limit for the Northland Scallop Fishery as provided in section 28W (1) of the Fisheries Act 1983, up to a limit of 95%.
Directors
Doody, Martin. Hunt, Tom.
Dyer, John. Martin, W. H.
Eccles, Graeme. Olsen, David.
Dated at Wellington this 7th day of July 2000.
PETE HODGSON, Minister of Fisheries.