The Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995 is amended as follows:

(a) by inserting the following paragraph after paragraph (fa) in section 82(2) :

(fb) in respect of a relevant licence within the meaning of the Fishing (Licence Ownership and Interest) Registration Act 2001 , an application has been made under that Act by the owner of that licence to cancel all entries in the register under that Act relating to that licence; and

(b) by inserting the following paragraph after paragraph (c) in section 82(3A) :

(ca) in respect of a relevant licence within the meaning of the Fishing (Licence Ownership and Interest) Registration Act 2001 , an application under that Act has been made by the owner of that licence and the other licensee to vary an entry in the register relating to the quota or entitlement under the licence; and

(c) by inserting the following subsections after subsection (6) in section 94 :

(7)  The Minister is to allocate to each abalone quota unit a number from 1 to 3 500 inclusive.

(8)  Any abalone quota unit number allocated before the commencement of the Fishing (Licence Ownership and Interest) Registration Act 2001 is taken to be a number allocated under subsection (7) .

(d) by repealing sections 101, 102 and 103;

(e) by omitting paragraph (d) from section 296 .