FISHERIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1966 - SECT 26 Power of Board to make byelaws.

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FISHERIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1966 - SECT 26

Power of Board to make byelaws.

26.(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Board may, with the approval of
the Ministry, make such byelaws as appear to the Board to be expedient for the
conservation or protection of any fisheries to which section 25 applies, and,
without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions, may make
byelaws with respect to the following matters:

(a)the regulation of fishing and preservation of good order amongst persons
fishing;

(b)the times and seasons for the taking of fish or for any mode of taking fish
and the conditions subject to which fish may be taken;

(c)prohibiting any mode of taking or destroying fish;

(d)the times and places at, or the mode in, which any fishing engine may be
used;

(e)the description and form of nets or other fishing engines to be used, and
the size of the meshes of those nets or the apertures in those other engines;

(f)the size (whether determined by measurement or by weight) of fish which may
be taken;

(g)the making of applications for, and the issue, alteration, renewal and
revocation of fishing licences, whether generally or in specified cases;

(h)the form of and the conditions attaching to fishing licences;

(i)the duties payable in respect of fishing licences;

(j)the protection of waters from any predatory animals;

(k)the prohibition of any practice whatsoever tending to impede the lawful
capture of fish or to be in any manner detrimental to the fisheries;

(l)anything which under this Act may be prescribed by byelaws or in respect of
which byelaws are by this Act authorised to be made.

(2) Byelaws shall not be made under subsection (1) with respect to any matter
in relation to which the Ministry is by this Act empowered to make
regulations.

Subs.(3) rep. by 1979 NI 12 art.11(2) sch.5

(4) All byelaws made by the Board shall be laid before Parliament by
the Ministry, and shall be subject to negative resolution.

(5) If any person contravenes a byelaw, he shall be guilty of an offence.

Borrowing powers.

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FISHERIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1966 - SECT 26