Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1966

74Restriction on use of fixed engines for the capture of salmon in the sea or tideways.N.I.

(1)It shall not be lawful for any person to erect or to use any fixed engine for the capture of salmon in the sea or in the tidal portion of a river unless a certificate in regard to such a fixed engine was granted under the Salmon Fishery (Ireland) Act 1863 [1863 c.114] to him or a predecessor in title of his before the commencement of this Act and is for the time being subsisting unrevoked.

(2)If any person erects or uses any fixed engine for the capture of salmon in contravention of this section he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding [F1 £1,000] or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and such imprisonment.