The Dee Estuary Cockle Fishery Order 2008

The Environment Agency made an application to the Secretary of State and the National Assembly for Wales for an order under section 1 of the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 19671 (“the Act”).

The Secretary of State and the National Assembly for Wales prepared a draft order and served a copy of it on the Environment Agency in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Act (“the Schedule”).

The Environment Agency caused printed copies of the draft order to be published and circulated, and gave notice of the application, in accordance with paragraph 2 of the Schedule.

Objections were received by the Secretary of State and the National Assembly for Wales, under paragraph 3 of the Schedule, which they considered to be neither frivolous nor irrelevant, and which were not withdrawn.

The Secretary of State and the National Assembly for Wales appointed an inspector respecting the proposed order in accordance with paragraph 4(2) of the Schedule. The inspector made an inquiry in accordance with paragraph 4(3) of the Schedule, and made a report to the Secretary of State and the Welsh Ministers in accordance with paragraph 4(7) of the Schedule stating that in the inspector’s opinion the proposed order should be made.

In the opinion of the Secretary of State and the Welsh Ministers the following Order should now be made.