The Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Expenses) Regulations 1988

Statutory Instruments

1988 No. 677

RIVER, ENGLAND AND WALES

SALMON AND FRESHWATER FISHERIES

The Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Expenses) Regulations 1988

Made

6th April 1988

Coming into force

27th April 1988

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 28(3), (5) and (6) of, and paragraph 12 of Schedule 3 to, the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975((1)), and now vested in them((2)) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:—

Title, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Expenses) Regulations 1988 and shall come into force on 27th April 1988.

(2) In these Regulations—

“the Act” means the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975;

“the Minister” means, in relation to those areas in which the water authorities other than the Welsh Water Authority exercise their functions, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, and in relation to the area in which the Welsh Water Authority exercise their functions, the Secretary of State for Wales.

Payment of expenses of inquiries etc

2.  The expenses of and incidental to any public local inquiry held under Part I of Schedule 3 to the Act, and to any other matter of procedure respecting the making of any order under that Part of that Schedule, shall be paid by the applicant for the order or by any other party to the proceedings in such manner and in such proportion as the Minister may direct.

Revocation

3.  The Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Regulations 1924((3)) are hereby revoked.

In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 24th March 1988.

J. C. Edwards

Assistant Secretary

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales

H. R. Bollington

Assistant Secretary, Welsh Office

6th April 1988

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations, which apply to England and Wales, provide for directions to be given by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food or the Secretary of State for Wales, as appropriate, as to the payment of expenses of and incidental to public local inquiries held to consider applications for orders under section 28 of and Schedule 3 to the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975, and any other matters of procedure involved in making such orders.

The Regulations supersede the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Regulations 1924, which applied only to expenses incurred in public local inquiries, and not in related procedures.

(1)

1975 c. 51.

(2)

In the case of the Secretary of State for Wales, by virtue of S.I. 1978/272.

(3)

S.R.&O. 1924/576.