Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 15)

Part 1 S Methods of fishing and offences related to fishing

Offences related to fishing for salmon and freshwater fish S

11 Fishing in waters where fishing rights owned by one person S

(1) Any person who without legal right, or without permission from a person having such right, fishes in a proper stank or loch shall be guilty of an offence, and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale.

(2) For the purposes of this section—

• “proper stank or loch” means a stank or loch the fishing rights in which are owned by one person; and

• “stank” means a reservoir or pond with neither inlet nor outlet sufficient to allow access or egress by fish.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 11 in force at 1.4.2005 by S.S.I. 2005/174, art. 2