4Meaning of “rod and line”S
(1)In this Act “rod and line” means F1... rod and line (used otherwise than as a set line or by way of [F2foul hooking]) with such bait or lure as is not prohibited by this section or, in relation to fishing for salmon, under section 33 or 38(5)(b) of this Act [F3or, in relation to fishing for freshwater fish, under section 51A of this Act].
(2)It is prohibited to use [F4live vertebrates,] fish roe, fire or light as bait or lure.
[F5(3)In subsection (1)—
“ foul hooking ” means pointing, or any other method of hooking or attempting to hook a fish other than by inducing the fish to take the hook in its mouth by reason of the bait or lure;
“ set line ” means a fishing line left unattended in water and having attached to it one or more lures or baited hooks. ]
Textual Amendments
F1Word in s. 4(1) repealed (1.8.2007) by Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 12), ss. 20(2)(a)(i), 45(2) (with s. 39); S.S.I. 2007/333, art. 2(1)
F2Words in s. 4(1) substituted (1.8.2007) by Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 12), ss. 20(2)(a)(ii), 45(2) (with s. 39); S.S.I. 2007/333, art. 2(1)
F3Words in s. 4(1) added (1.8.2007) by Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 12), ss. 24(2), 45(2) (with s. 39); S.S.I. 2007/333, art. 2(1)
F4Words in s. 4(2) inserted (1.8.2007) by Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 12), ss. 20(2)(b), 45(2) (with s. 39); S.S.I. 2007/333, art. 2(1)
F5S. 4(3) inserted (1.8.2007) by Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 12), ss. 20(2)(c), 45(2) (with s. 39); S.S.I. 2007/333, art. 2(1)
Commencement Information
I1S. 4 in force at 1.4.2005 by S.S.I. 2005/174, art. 2