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26.—(1) Any person who—
(a)uses any explosive substance with intent to take or destroy fish in any waters;
(b)puts any poison or other noxious substance in or near any such waters with intent to take or destroy fish; or
(c)uses any electrical device with intent to stun or destroy salmon or freshwater fish in any such waters,
shall be guilty of an offence.
(2) Any person who attempts to commit or who does any act preparatory to the commission of an offence mentioned in paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence, and liable to the same punishment as if that person had committed the offence mentioned.
(3) A person found guilty of an offence under this article shall be liable—
(a)on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both such fine and such imprisonment; and
(b)on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both a fine and such imprisonment.
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