Fisheries and Foreshore (Amendment) Act, 1998.

The amendments of this Act to the Fisheries Acts, 1959 to 1997, the Foreshore Act, 1933, and the Fishery Harbour Centres Act, 1968 concern the granting of a foreshore licence for aquaculture purposes under the Act of 1933, or a fish culture licence under section 15 of Fisheries Acts, 1959 to 1997. These licences shall be deemed to an aquaculture licence granted under the Fisheries (Amendment) Act of 1997. Specific conditions are set out for the procedures of granting a foreshore licence deemed to be an aquaculture licence under the 1997 Act. These conditions concern representations that may be made, publication, granting of draft licences, etc. An application for an aquaculture licence shall not be accepted, or if accepted shall not be determined, if the applicant or any person on behalf of the applicant commences to engage in aquaculture at the place or waters to which the application relates before a licence is granted under the Act of 1997. Amendments of the 1933 Act further concern offences and penalties. The Fishery Harbour Centres Act, 1968 is amended in provisions granting the Minister the power to use property vested in the Minister including the power to sell, lease, let, exchange, grant easements over, profits à prendre in respect of or permit the use of any land so vested for any of those purposes which the Minister considers appropriate.