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FISHERIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1966 - SECT 15

Regulations with respect to eel fishing.

15.(1) The Ministry may make such regulations as appear to the Ministry
expedient for the management (other than financial), conservation, protection
and improvement of the eel fisheries of Northern Ireland, other than the eel
fisheries of the Londonderry Area, and, without prejudice to the generality of
the foregoing provisions may by such regulations do the following things:

(a)regulate the establishment and use of eel weirs and the manner of erecting
or hanging fishing engines therein;

(b)fix and alter the close seasons for eels;

(c)prescribe

(i)the amounts of licence duties payable to the Fisheries Conservancy Board
for Northern Ireland established under Part II in respect of licences for the
use of fishing engines (other than rod and line) for the taking of eels;

(ii)the description and form of any fishing engine to be used for the taking
of eels;

<(iii)the minimum sizes of the meshes of nets, or the apertures in other fishing engines, used for taking eels;


<(iv)the minimum sizes or weight of eels which may be taken;


(v)the times and places or the mode at or in which any fishing engine may be
used for taking eels;

(d)subject to subsection (2), amend or revoke any byelaw relating in any
manner to eels or eel fisheries.

(2) Nothing in this section shall affect the power of the said Board to make
byelaws under section 26 with respect to the taking of eels with rod and line.

(3) If any person contravenes a regulation made under this section, he shall
be guilty of an offence.

Regulations for protection of quality of fish.

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