Fisheries (Amendment) Byelaws (Northern Ireland) 2001

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2001 No. 433

FISHERIES

Fisheries (Amendment) Byelaws (Northern Ireland) 2001

Made

18th December 2001

Coming into operation

1st January 2002

The Fisheries Conservancy Board for Northern Ireland, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 26(1), 37(1), 89, and 95 of the Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1966(1) and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, with the approval of the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure(2), hereby makes the following Byelaws:

Citation and commencement

1.  These Byelaws may be cited as the Fisheries (Amendment) Byelaws (Northern Ireland) 2001 and shall come into operation on 1st January 2002.

Amendment of the Fisheries Byelaws (Northern Ireland) 1997

2.  The Fisheries Byelaws (Northern Ireland) 1997(3) shall be amended as provided in Byelaws 3 to 6.

Interpretation

3.  In Byelaw 2(1) after the definition of “defined mouth” there shall be inserted the following definition—

““disabled angler” means an angler who is in receipt of a disability living allowance, attendance allowance, or severe disablement allowance to which that person is entitled under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(4), or in receipt of a war disablement pension to which that person is entitled under the Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 1983(5);”.

Annual close season for angling for salmon or trout

4.  After Byelaw 71 there shall be inserted the following Byelaw—

“72.   Subject to Byelaws 73 to 76 the annual close season for angling for salmon, trout and rainbow trout in all waters to which section 25 of the Act applies shall be from 1st November in each year to the last day of February in the next following year, both dates inclusive.”.

Licences, duties and fees

5.  In Part I of Schedule 1 (licences to fish with rod and line and hand line) at the end there shall be inserted the following entries—

“Disabled angler’s season game fishing rod licence ... ... ... ...	9·50
Disabled angler’s season coarse fishing rod licence ... ... ... ...	3·50”

List of waters where there is no close season for rainbow trout

6.  For Schedule 4 there shall be substituted the following Schedule—

Byelaw 76

“SCHEDULE 4 Rainbow Trout Waters where there is no Annual Close Season for Angling for Rainbow Trout

County Antrim:

Cornmill Fishery

Craigmore Fishery, Randalstown

Cranogue Fishery

Dalways Lake

Kilgad Fishery

North Woodburn Reservoir

Potterswall Reservoir

Raloo Fishery

Springwater Meadow Lakes 1 and 2

Straid Lake

Tildarg Fishery

Turnagrove Fishery

Woodford Farm Fishery

County Armagh:

Craigavon City Park North Lake

Islandderry Lake, Dromore Road, Lurgan

Lisanoe Lake

County Down:

Altnadue Lough

Ash Cottage Fishery

County Down (contd.):

Ballydugan Lake

Ballygrangee Fishery

Ballywillwill Lake, Annsborough

Bridgewater Fishery

Carrickmannon Lake

Lough Cowey

Lough Creevy

Dairy Fishery Pond

Derryleckagh Lake

Drum Lough

Finnebrogue Fisheries

Gibson’s Lough

Gilford Fishery

Gills Lough, Tullywest

Hazelwood Rainbow Trout Fishery

Hillsborough Lake

Hoggs Lough, Tullywest

Kernan Lake

Lower Ballysallagh Reservoir

Lower Conlig Reservoir

Magheralagan Lake

Marybrook Fisheries

Lough Money

Montalto Lake

Movilla Lake

Portavoe Reservoir

The Egg Cup, Dundrum

Tonaghmore Reservoir

Trench Farm Pond

Waterfall Lodge Trout Fishery

County Fermanagh:

Lough Coolyermer

County Londonderry:

Ballylagan Lake

Ballyrashane Reservoir

Gauger’s Inn Fishery Lake

Loughinsholin Put and Take Fishery

County Londonderry (contd.):

Moorbrook Lodge, Castlerock

Springwell Fishery

Turnaface Fishery

Washing Lough of Manor Golf and Fishing Club

County Tyrone:

Altmore Fishery

Annaginny Stillwater Trout Fishery

Aughadarragh Fishery

194 Caledon Road, Aughnacloy

Ballagh Lake

Dungannon Park Lake

Hazelden Fisheries

Martray Lough

Rectory Lodge Trout Fishery

White Lough”

Sealed with the Common Seal of the Fisheries Conservancy Board for Northern Ireland on 18th December 2001.

L.S.

Dr. D. Roberts

Chairman

L.S.

K. A. Simpson (Mrs.)

Secretary

The Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure hereby approves the foregoing Byelaws.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure on 18th December 2001.

L.S.

N. Carson

A senior officer of the

Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Byelaws.)

These Byelaws amend the Fisheries Byelaws (Northern Ireland) 1997 (“the principal Byelaws”).

The principal changes are as follows:

1.  Byelaw 4 reinserts Byelaw 72 (annual close season for angling for salmon, trout, and rainbow trout) into the principal Byelaws. Byelaw 72 was previously revoked by the Fisheries (Amendment No. 3) Byelaws (Northern Ireland) 2000 (S.R. 2000 No. 364).

2.  Byelaws 3 and 5 introduce new fishing rod licences, and the duties that apply to them, for disabled anglers.

3.  Byelaw 6 substitutes a new Schedule for Schedule 4 to the principal Byelaws (list of rainbow trout waters where there is no annual close season for angling for rainbow trout). Islandderry Lake, Dromore Road, Lurgan, Ballywillwill Lake, Annsborough, Lough Money, Portavoe Reservoir, The Egg Cup, Dundrum and 194 Caledon Road, Aughnacloy are added to the list of rainbow trout waters in the Schedule. Potterswall Reservoir, Gibson’s Lough, and Rectory Lodge Trout Fishery are reinserted into the Schedule following the revocation made by S.R. 2000 No. 364. The rainbow trout water listed as Magherascouse Road, Ballygowan, is renamed as Hazelwood Rainbow Trout Fishery.

(1)

1966 c. 17 (N.I.); section 26(1) was amended by Article 8(3) of the Fisheries (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/1466 (N.I. 13)) and by section 5 of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 (2001 c. 4 (N.I.)) and section 37 was amended by Article 9 of the Fisheries (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1991

(2)

Functions transferred by virtue of S.R. 1999 No. 481 Article 3 and Schedule 1

(3)

S.R. 1997 No. 425 as amended by S.R. 1999 No. 12, S.R. 1999 No. 488 and S.R. 2000 No. 364

(4)

1992 c. 7

(5)

S.I. 1983/883