FISHERIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1966 - SECT 14 Exemptions for artificial propagation and scientific purposes.

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FISHERIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1966 - SECT 14

Exemptions for artificial propagation and scientific purposes.

14.(1) The Ministry may, by permit in writing and subject to any conditions
specified in the permit, authorise any named person to do, at any season of
the year, such things as may be specified in the permit for the purpose of the
artificial propagation of fish, for some scientific purpose or for the
improvement of any fishery, and in particular, without prejudice to the
generality of the foregoing,

(a)to catch fish of any kind specified in the permit and to have in his
possession fish of that kind or their ova for the purpose of artificial
propagation, transplantation, the stocking, restocking or improvement of any
fishery or for any scientific purpose, and for the purpose of so catching to
have in his possession, erect and use any fishing engine of a kind specified
in the permit or to have in his possession and use any substance of a kind so
specified;

(b)to buy or sell ova or fry of fish of any kind specified in the permit for
the purpose of stocking or restocking, or for any scientific purpose;

(c)to dispose of fish taken in accordance with the terms of the permit in such
manner and on such terms as may be so authorised.

(2) A permit under subsection (1) shall not authorise anything to be done in
relation to a several fishery otherwise than with the consent of the owner of
that fishery.

(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or any instrument made
thereunder, a person to whom a permit is issued under subsection (1) or any
other person acting under the directions of such first-mentioned person may,
subject to any conditions specified in the permit, do any of the things
authorised by the permit without incurring any penalty under this Act.

(4) A person to whom a permit has been given by the Ministry under this
section shall, if when doing anything pursuant to the permit he is so
requested by an authorised person, produce the permit to that person.

(5) In subsection (4), "authorised person" has the same meaning as in
section 166(1) and (2).

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