Fisheries Byelaws (Northern Ireland) 1997

Part III Appeal to the Department against the Refusal of the Board to issue or restore a Fishing Licence

25.  Where the Board proposes to revoke a fishing licence or refuses to issue or renew a fishing licence, it shall give to the licence-holder or the person applying for issue or renewal of a fishing licence (in this Part referred to as “the applicant”) at least 14 days prior notice in writing of its intention so to do, and before revoking the fishing licence or refusing to issue or renew a fishing licence as aforesaid shall consider any representations in relation thereto made by or on behalf of the applicant before the expiration of the time specified in the notice.

26.  Where the Board revokes a fishing licence or refuses to issue or renew a fishing licence, it shall serve on the person whose fishing licence has been revoked or (as the case may be) the applicant notice of the revocation or refusal to issue or renew the fishing licence, and shall inform such person of his right of appeal under this Part and of the time within which the appeal may be brought.

27.  Where the Board revokes a fishing licence or refuses to issue or renew a fishing licence, the person to whom notice under Byelaw 26 has been given may appeal to the Department within 14 days from the date on which such notice is served on him.

28.  An appeal under this Part shall be initiated by notice to be signed by the appellant or his agent and delivered or sent to the Department and the Board.

29.  Where on an appeal under this Part, the Department reverses the Board’s decision, the Board shall forthwith issue to the appellant or renew the fishing licence for which the application was made by him, or (as the case may be) restore the fishing licence which was revoked.

30.  When a fishing licence has been revoked under these Byelaws the licence-holder shall within 14 days of receiving a request from the Board to do so, return the licence together with any copies thereof, to the Board.