PART VREGULATION OF FISHING FOR SALMON, EELS AND FRESHWATER FISH

[Regulations as to nets, etc.]

72Mesh of nets for taking fish in fresh water.

1

No person shall, under section 71(2)( c), ( d), ( e) or ( g), use any net with a mesh of less size than—

a

such size as may be prescribed by F1regulations ; or

b

if no size is so prescribed, a size ofF2 4.4 centimetres from knot to knot, to be measured along the side of the square, orF2 17.6 centimetres to be measured all round each mesh, such measurements being taken in the clear when the net is wet.

2

No person shall, under section 71(2)( f), use any net with a mesh of less size than—

a

such size as may be prescribed by regulations made under section 15; or

b

if no size is so prescribed, the size specified in subsection (1)( b).

3

If any person contravenes subsection (1) or (2) he shall be guilty of an offence.