Taking fish unlawfully killed or found dead
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17. In section 45 of the 1952 Act (taking fish unlawfully killed or found dead)—
(a)in subsection (2)—
(i)in paragraph (d) for “sanitary officer” there shall be substituted “person acting under the authority of a district council”;
(ii)at the end there shall be added—
“or
(e)a private river watcher appointed to protect the waters in question.”;
(b)after subsection (2) there shall be added—
“(3) Where a person mentioned in subsection (2)(a), (c), (d) or (e) removes fish from a river as mentioned in subsection (1) or causes fish to be so removed, he shall inform the Commission of that fact as soon as is practicable.”.