Eel Fishing (Licence Duties) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 No. 472

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2007 No. 472

FISHERIES

Eel Fishing (Licence Duties) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

Made

9th November 2007

Coming into operation

1st January 2008

The Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure(1), makes the following Regulations, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 15(1) and 19(1) of the Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1966(2) and now vested in it(3):

Citation and commencement N.I.

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Eel Fishing (Licence Duties) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 and shall come into operation on 1st January 2008.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 1 in operation at 1.1.2008, see reg. 1

Licence Duties N.I.

2.  There shall be payable to the Fisheries Conservancy Board for Northern Ireland by way of licence duties in respect of licences for the use of fishing engines for the taking of eels referred to in column 1 of the Schedule the amounts respectively specified in column 2 of the Schedule.

Commencement Information

I2 Reg. 2 in operation at 1.1.2008, see reg. 1

Revocation N.I.

3.  The Eel Fishing (Licence Duties) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006(4) are revoked.

Commencement Information

I3 Reg. 3 in operation at 1.1.2008, see reg. 1

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure on 9th November 2007.

M.Cory

A senior officer of the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure

Regulation 2

SCHEDULE N.I.

Commencement Information

I4 Sch. in operation at 1.1.2008, see reg. 1

Fishing Engine (1)	Licence Duty (2)
Fyke net	£8.00
The existing eel weir at Toome	£1702.00
The existing eel weir at Upper Row, Portna	£1702.00
The existing eel weir at Lower Row, Portna	£1702.00
The existing eel weir at Belleek	£55.00
Long line used in the Erne Catchment Area or Lough Neagh, excluding its tributaries and their branches, containing not more than 1,200 hooks	£89.50
Long line used in the Erne Catchment Area or Lough Neagh, excluding its tributaries and their branches, containing more than 1,200 hooks	£124.00
Eel draft net not exceeding 118 metres in length used in Lough Neagh	£124.00

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the licence duties payable to the Fisheries Conservancy Board for Northern Ireland in respect of licences for the use of fishing engines for the taking of eels. The new duties and the size of the increases where applicable, are set out below.

	Previous Rates	New Rates	Increase
	£	£	£
Fyke Net	8.00	8.00	0.00
The existing eel weir at Toome	1630.50	1702.00	71.50
The existing eel weir at Upper Row, Portna	1630.50	1702.00	71.50
The existing eel weir at Lower Row, Portna	1630.50	1702.00	71.50
The existing eel weir at Belleek	53.00	55.00	2.00
Long line used in the Erne Catchment Area or Lough Neagh, excluding its tributaries and their branches, containing not more than 1,200 hooks	86.00	89.50	3.50
Long line used in the Erne Catchment Area or Lough Neagh, excluding its tributaries and their branches, containing over 1,200 hooks	119.00	124.00	5.00
Eel draft net not exceeding 118 metres in length used in Lough Neagh	119.00	124.00	5.00

(1)

Established by the Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1)), Article 3(1)

(2)

1966 c. 17 (N.I.)

(3)

See S.R. 1999 No. 481 Article 3 and Schedule 1

(4)

S.R. 2006 No. 513