SEA FISHERIES (DRIFTNETS) ORDER 1998SEA FISHERIES (DRIFTNETS) ORDER 1998 I, MICHAEL WOODS,Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources, inexercise of thepowers conferred on me by Section 223A (inserted bySection 9 of theFisheries (Amendment) Act, 1978 (No. 18 of 1978),and amended by Section4 of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1983(No. 27 of 1983))of the Fisheries (Consolidation) Act, 1959 (No.14 of 1959), andthe Fisheries (Transfer of DepartmentalAdministration andMinisterial Functions) Order, 1977 (S.I. No. 30 of1977) (as adaptedby the Marine (Alteration of Name of Departmentand Title ofMinister) Order, 1997 (S.I. No. 301 of 1997)), forthe purpose ofgiving effect to Council Regulation (EC) No. 1239/98of 8 June, 19981,hereby order as follows:1O.J. No. L171,17.6.89, p.1. REG 1 1. This Order maybe cited as the Sea Fisheries (Driftnets) Order, 1998. REG 2 2. In this Order—"theAnnex" means Annex VIII to the Council Regulation;"the CouncilRegulation" means Council Regula...