Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c. 23)

Part 7 E+W+S Fisheries

Chapter 3 E+W+S Migratory and freshwater fish

Supplementary E+W+S

230 Duties of the Environment Agency E+W

(1) Section 6 of the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25) (general duties of the Agency) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (6), for the words from “salmon” to the end substitute “fisheries of—

(a) salmon, trout, eels, lampreys, smelt and freshwater fish, and

(b) fish of such other description as may be specified for the purposes of this subsection by order under section 40A of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975”.

(3) In subsection (8), at the end insert—

““salmon”, “trout”, “eels”, “smelt”, “fish” and “freshwater fish” have the same meanings as in the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975”

Commencement Information

I1 S. 230 in force at 12.1.2010 by S.I. 2009/3345, art. 2, Sch. para. 14