Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009

210Protection of private shellfish bedsE+W

(1)Section 7 of the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967 (protection of fisheries) is amended as follows.

(2)In subsection (1)(b), for “private oyster bed” substitute “ private shellfish bed ”.

(3)In subsections (2) and (3)—

(a)for “oysters” substitute “ relevant shellfish ”;

(b)for “private oyster bed” substitute “ private shellfish bed ”.

(4)In subsections (4) and (5)(b), for “private oyster bed” substitute “ private shellfish bed ”.

(5)For subsection (6) substitute—

“(6)In this section—

• “the grantees” means the persons for the time being entitled to the right of several fishery conferred by the order under section 1 of this Act;

• “relevant shellfish”, in relation to a private shellfish bed, means the shellfish in respect of which the owner of the bed has private rights independently of this Act.”