PART IFUNCTIONS OF THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE

Definitions of mouths of rivers, etc.

16Definitions of mouths of rivers, etc.

1

For the purposes of this Act, the Ministry may by order define, by reference to a map or otherwise,—

a

the mouth of any river at its entrance into any lake or the sea;

b

the mouth of any tributary river at its entrance into any other river;

c

the boundary between the tidal and freshwater portions of any river;

d

the point or points to or from which distances are to be measured under this Act;

e

the areas within which it is prohibited under this Act to use or practise certain methods of fishing;

F1f

the boundary between so much ofF2 the Northern Ireland zone as is within, and so much thereof as is without, the Londonderry Area F3or the Newry Area.]

2

Where several rivers flow into a common mouth or estuary, an order under this section may declare that the outlets of such rivers form separate mouths.