Foyle Area (Rivers Finn and Foyle Angling Permits) Regulations 2000

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations—

“angling permit” means a River Finn angling permit or a River Foyle angling permit as appropriate;

“authorised person” has the respective meanings given to it in section 54 of the Foyle Fisheries Act 1952 and section 53 of the Foyle Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1952;

“eligible applicant” means an applicant who is the holder of a current Foyle and Carlingford Area season game fishing rod and line licence and who has not been convicted of an offence under the Fisheries Acts in the period of 12 months preceding the date of his application for an angling permit;

“Fisheries Acts” means the Fisheries Acts, 1959 to 1999, the Foyle Fisheries Acts, 1952 to 1983, the Foyle Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1952 and the Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1966(1);

“Foyle and Carlingford Area season game fishing rod and line licence” means a season game fishing rod and line licence issued in accordance with the Foyle Area (Licensing of Fishing Engines) Regulations 1976(2) or having effect as so issued by virtue of paragraphs 4 and 5 of Schedule 5 to the North/South Co-operation (Implementation Bodies) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999(3);

“River Finn angling permit” means a permit issued pursuant to regulation 5 to fish with rod and line in the waters described in column 1 of Schedule 1;

“River Foyle angling permit” means a permit issued pursuant to regulation 5 to fish with rod and line in the waters described in column 1 of Schedule 2.

(1)

1966 c. 17 (N.I.)

(2)

S.R. 1976 No. 362 amended by S.R. 1985 No. 341, S.R. 1989 No. 461, S.R. 1990 No. 458 and S.R. 1999 No. 485

(3)

S.I. 1999/859