Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Section 3 of the Bill provides drafting amendments to correct minor typographical errors in sections 12(9) and 12(10) of the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006. The amendment provided for under section 3 (a) inserts a new subsection into section 12(9) of the 2006 Act to clarify that a notification of the publication of a fisheries management notice being made by publishing a notification in Iris Oifigiúilshall include the date and the manner in which the notice was published. The amendment substitution of "notification" for "notice" provided for under section 3(b) of the Bill is a consequential drafting amendment. Fisheries management notices are issued by the Minister under section 12 and used to open and close fisheries, as well as set catch limits, generally monthly, in certain fisheries for Irish vessels. These provisions are primarily used to manage white fish stocks.