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FISHERIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1966 - SECT 46

46.(1) If any person uses in any waters any deleterious matter for the
capture, destruction or injury of fish he shall be guilty of an offence.

(2) If any person being on the bank of or near any waters has in his
possession or under his control any deleterious matter he shall be guilty of
an offence.

(3) It shall be a good defence to a charge under subsection (2) for the
defendant to prove that the deleterious matter was in his possession or under
his control for an innocent purpose.

(4) Every person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable

[(a)on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding #500 or to imprisonment for
a term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and such imprisonment;

(b)on conviction on indictment to a fine not exceeding #2,000 or to
imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both such fine and such
imprisonment.]

(5) Orders shall not be made under section 1 or section 5 of the Probation Act
(Northern Ireland) 1950 in respect of any offence under this section.

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