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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/62/section/21/enacted</dc:identifier><dc:title>Salmon Act 1986</dc:title><dc:subject>Rivers</dc:subject><dc:subject>Legislation</dc:subject><dc:subject>Fisheries and aquaculture</dc:subject><dc:subject>Watermills</dc:subject><dc:contributor/><dc:creator/><dc:rights/><dc:publisher>King's Printer of Acts of Parliament</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2022-02-28</dc:modified>
					
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<Text>In section 2 of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Protection) (Scotland) Act 1951 (methods of fishing)—</Text>
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<Text>after subsection (1) there shall be inserted the following subsection—</Text>
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<Pnumber>1A</Pnumber>
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<Text>No person shall fish for or take salmon in any waters in a salmon fishery district other than inland waters, except by rod and line, net and coble or bag net, fly net or other stake net.</Text>
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<Text>after subsection (2) there shall be inserted the following subsections—</Text>
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<Text>After consulting such persons as he considers appropriate, the Secretary of State may, for the purposes of this section, by regulations define fishing for or taking salmon by—</Text>
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<Text>net and coble ;</Text>
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<Text>bag net, fly net or other stake net,</Text>
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<Text>whether by reference to anything used for the purpose, or to the circumstances in which or method by which it is so used, or to any combination thereof; and, in relation to net and coble, may make different provision as respects inland waters from that made as respects other waters.</Text>
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<Pnumber>2B</Pnumber>
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<Text>The power to make regulations under this section includes power to amend or repeal section 62 of the <MarginNoteRef Ref="m00026"/>Tweed Fisheries Act 1857 and section 12 and 13 of the <MarginNoteRef Ref="m00027"/>Tweed Fisheries Amendment Act 1859.</Text>
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<Text>Regulations made under this section shall be made by statutory instrument which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.</Text>
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<Text><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukla/1857/148" id="c00040" Class="UnitedKingdomLocalAct" Year="1857" Number="0148">1857 c. cxlviii</Citation>.</Text>
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<Text><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukla/1859/70" id="c00041" Class="UnitedKingdomLocalAct" Year="1859" Number="0070">1859 c. lxx</Citation>.</Text>
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