(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order makes provision to regulate the taking of salmon in the Tweed district. The Tweed district is defined in article 2 of the Scotland Act 1998 (River Tweed) Order 2006 (“the 2006 Order”). This Order places the Scottish Ministers under a duty to make, or make arrangements for, an assessment of the conservation status of salmon in the areas within the district described in article 2(1). Article 4 provides that the Scottish Ministers may agree a conservation plan with the River Tweed Commission.
Article 3 prohibits the retention of Atlantic salmon in coastal waters. By virtue of article 54(7) of the 2006 Order failure to comply with that prohibition is an offence. Any person found guilty of such an offence is liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.
A Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment in relation to this Order has been prepared and placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre. Copies of it can be obtained from Marine Scotland, Victoria Quay, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6QQ and online at www.legislation.gov.uk.