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Fisheries (Licence Duties) Byelaws (Northern Ireland) 1996
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- 1996 No. 540
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These Byelaws further amend the Fisheries Consolidated and Amendment Byelaws (Northern Ireland) 1989 to increase the licence duties payable from 1st January 1997 for fishing with rod and line and hand line for salmon and freshwater fish and for commercial fishing engines used for the taking of salmon and freshwater fish other than eels together with the fee payable for a licence which authorises the holder to buy and sell salmon, trout and eels. The new licence fee rates are set out below:—
| Previous Rates £ | New Rates £ | Increase £ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season game fishing rod licence | 18·40 | 18·85 | 0·45 |
| Eight day game fishing rod licence | 9·15 | 9·35 | 0·20 |
| One day game fishing rod licence | 3·25 | 3·35 | 0·10 |
| Additional amount payable by the holder of a Foyle Fisheries Commission season game fishing rod licence to use a single game rod | 14·65 | 15·00 | 0·35 |
| Season coarse fishing rod licence | 7·05 | 7·20 | 0·15 |
| Eight day coarse fishing rod licence | 3·50 | 3·60 | 0·10 |
| Three day coarse fishing rod licence for use only by the holder of a three day coarse fishing permit issued by the Department of Agriculture to fish in waters in which that Department has the fishing rights | 1·50 | 1·55 | 0·05 |
| Draft net for the capture of salmon and freshwater fish on Lough Neagh | 87·00 | 89·10 | 2·10 |
| Draft net for the capture of freshwater fish other than trout and rainbow trout on Lough Erne | 56·60 | 58·00 | 1·40 |
| Draft net for use in freshwater other than Lough Neagh or Lough Erne | 220·40 | 225·70 | 5·30 |
| Single wall set net or trammel net for the capture of trout in Lough Neagh, per 91 metres (100 yards) | 12·00 | 12·30 | 0·30 |
| Single wall set net or trammel net for the taking of freshwater fish other than trout or rainbow trout, per 91 metres (100 yards) | 12·00 | 12·30 | 0·30 |
| Bait net for the taking of freshwater fish other than trout or rainbow trout for use as bait — per net | 3·85 | 3·95 | 0·10 |
| Fixed tidal draft net | 291·50 | 298·50 | 7·00 |
| Fixed tidal draft net which operates in the estuary of a river upstream of the defined mouth | 1,321·70 | 1,353·40 | 31·70 |
| Tidal draft net | 242·20 | 248·00 | 5·80 |
| Drift net for the taking of salmon in the sea | 242·20 | 248·00 | 5·80 |
| Bag net used in tidal waters | 547·00 | 560·10 | 13·10 |
| Salmon box or crib | 657·90 | 673·70 | 15·80 |
| Dealer’s Licence | 36·40 | 37·25 | 0·85 |
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