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Proceeding contribution from Duke of Montrose (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 11 March 2009. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Marine and Coastal Access Bill [HL].

Marine and Coastal Access Bill [HL]

I should like to probe one further point. Clause 143 has a wonderful list of definitions of what this section contains. I can see no definition there of sea fishing. Given the view of the noble Lord, Lord Tyler, on what fun lawyers will be having with a phrase like this, does the Minister know whether sea fishing is defined anywhere in law? It seems to me that it could apply to somebody trawling for fish in the sea. I have spent time trawling a line for mackerel; I do not know whether that counts as sea fishing.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
708 c1248 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Conservation Coastal areas Byelaws Fisheries Environment protection EU law Fishing vessels Fines Public bodies Nature conservation Marine animals National parks Shipping Seas and oceans Wildlife Territorial waters Sites of special scientific interest Marine Management Organisation Marine conservation zones Jet skis
Legislation
Marine and Coastal Access Bill (HL) 2008-09
Link
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