Pursuant to section 60 of the Fisheries Act 1996, the Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, after consultation with representative organisations that have an interest provided in section 60, and after consideration of the matters specified in section 60(3) of the Fisheries Act 1996, gives the following notice.
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1. Title-This notice is the Fisheries (Quota Aggregation Limit Exemption) Notice 2011.
2. Commencement-This notice shall come into effect on the day after its notification in the New Zealand Gazette.
3. Exemption to quota aggregation limit for Patagonian toothfish-From the date that this notice comes into effect, consent is given for Sanford Limited to hold quota shares for Patagonian toothfish having a combined quota weight less than or equal to 60 per cent of the combined total allowable commercial catches of Patagonian toothfish.
Dated at Wellington this 18th day of May 2011.
HON PHIL HEATLEY, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture.