Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015

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

58.—(1) In section 170 (appointment of private water bailiffs)—

(a) in subsection (2) omit the words from “sitting for” to the end;

(b) in subsection (5) for the words from “within the petty sessions district” to “district is one, the court” substitute “a court of summary jurisdiction”;

(c) in subsection (5A) omit the words from “for the petty sessions district” to the end.

(2) In section 180 (disposal of things seized) omit the words from “sitting for the petty sessions district” to “was seized”.

(3) In section 188 (offences at sea)—

(a) in subsection (1) for the words from the beginning to “in that district” substitute “The jurisdiction of any court of summary jurisdiction or lay magistrate” and omit “within that district”;

(b) in subsection (2) for the words “any resident magistrate or justice of the peace” substitute “lay magistrate” and omit the words “within the petty sessions district for which that court sits or in which that magistrate or justice has authority”.

(4) In section 197(1) omit “for the petty sessions district in which that person resides, or in which the offence was committed”.

(5) In Schedule 5A (renewal of appointment of private water bailiff) in paragraph 5 in the definition of “the court” omit the words from “sitting for the petty sessions district” to the end.