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1In the Solway Act 1804S
(a)section I (imposition of close time);
(b)section II (requirement to remove boats, etc.);
(c)section XI (selling fish out of season, and having fish in possession);
(d)section XV (regulation of size of mesh of nets).
2In the Tweed Fisheries Act 1857—S
(a)section XLV (prohibition against use of any pout net or net during close season);
(b)section LXXII (requirement to return unclean fish to river);
(c)section LXXIV (prohibition against destruction of spawn or fry).
3In the Tweed Fisheries Amendment Act 1859—S
(a)section VI (offence of fishing in close season);
(b)section X (offence of having in possession during close season salmon taken or caught in the river);
(c)section XI (boats, nets etc. to be removed in close season);
(d)section XIII (prohibits drawing or using in the river nets with mesh less than prescribed size).
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F1Sch. 3 Pt. I para. 4 repealed by Salmon Act 1986 (c. 62, SIF 52:2), s. 41, Sch. 4 para. 15(2)(a)
5In the M1Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Act 1868—S
(a)section 15(1) (fishing for salmon in close season other than by rod and line);
(b)section 15(2) (fishing for salmon in weekly close time);
(c)section 15(4) (fishing for salmon with a net having a mesh contrary to any byelaw);
(d)section 20 (buying, selling, taking or possessing unclean or unseasonable salmon);
(e)section 21 (buying, selling, exposing for sale or having in possession salmon taken in close season);
(f)section 23 (boats, nets etc., to be removed in close season).
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6In the M2Freshwater Fish (Scotland) Act 1902, section 1 (fishing for or having possession of trout in close season).S
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7In the M3Trout (Scotland) Act 1933, section 2 (purchase or sale of trout under 8” or between 1 September and 31 March).S
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8In the M4Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Protection) (Scotland) Act 1951—S
(a)section 2 (fishing for salmon and freshwater fish by illegal methods);
(b)paragraphs (b) and (c) of section 4 (prohibition against using poisons and electrical devices for destruction of fish);
(c)section 13 (fishing for salmon in weekly close time).
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[F28AIn the Salmon Act 1986, regulations made under section 3(2)(a) or (d) (general regulations).]S
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