Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1966 (c. 17)

PART I N.I. FUNCTIONS OF THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE

N.I. Other provisions for the improvement and protection of fisheries

15 Regulations with respect to eel fishing. N.I.

(1) The Ministry may make such regulations as appear to the Ministry expedient for the management (other than financial), conservation, protection and improvement of the eel fisheries of Northern Ireland, other than the eel fisheries of the Londonderry Area [F1 or the Newry Area], and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions may by such regulations do the following things:—

(a) regulate the establishment and use of eel weirs and the manner of erecting or hanging fishing engines therein;

(b) fix and alter the close seasons for eels;

(c) prescribe—

(i) the amounts of licence duties payable to [F2 the Department] in respect of licences for the use of fishing engines (other than rod and line) for the taking of eels;

(ii) the description and form of any fishing engine to be used for the taking of eels;

(iii) the minimum sizes of the meshes of nets, or the apertures in other fishing engines, used for taking eels;

(iv) the minimum sizes or weight of eels which may be taken;

(v) the times and places or the mode at or in which any fishing engine may be used for taking eels;

(d) F3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2) F4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3) If any person contravenes a regulation made under this section, he shall be guilty of an offence.

F1 Words in s. 15(1) inserted (1.6.2008) by Foyle and Carlingford Fisheries (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/915 (N.I. 9)), arts. 1(3), 34(1), Sch. 2 para. 2(3) (with art. 32); S.R. 2008/232, art. 2, Sch.

F2 Words in s. 15(1)(c)(i) substituted (1.6.2009) by Public Authorities (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 3), ss. 1(3)(b), 7(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 3(5)(a) (with Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 4(3)); S.R. 2009/172, art. 2(a)(b)

F3 S. 15(1)(d) repealed (1.6.2009) by Public Authorities (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 3), ss. 1(3)(b), 6, 7(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 3(5)(b), Sch. 3 (with Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 4(3)); S.R. 2009/172, art. 2(b)(e)

F4 S. 15(2) repealed (1.6.2009) by Public Authorities (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 3), ss. 1(3)(b), 6, 7(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 3(5)(b), Sch. 3 (with Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 4(3)); S.R. 2009/172, art. 2(b)(e)