72Mesh of nets for taking fish in fresh water.N.I.
(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 of[F2 4.4 centimetres] from knot to knot, to be measured along the side of the square, or[F2 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.
F1S. 72(1)(a): word in Act substituted (1.6.2009) by Public Authorities (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 3), ss. 1(3)(b), 7(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 3(1)(c) (with Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 4(3)); S.R. 2009/172, art. 2(a)(b)
F2SR 1983/100