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FISHERIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1966 - SECT 86

Construction of guiding walls appurtenant to salmon weirs.

86.(1) There shall not be attached to a salmon weir in a river any
guiding wall of greater length than

(a)twenty feet; or

(b)such length, being less than twenty feet, as the Ministry may by order
appoint with respect to a salmon weir specified in the order,

(2) There shall not be attached to any salmon weir any guiding wall which has
the effect of narrowing up or preventing the ingress or discharge of water
through or from the free gap in the weir.

(3) If any salmon weir has a guiding wall in contravention of subsection (1)
or (2), the following provisions shall have effect:

(a)the occupier of the weir shall be guilty of an offence ...; and

(b)the Board or, failing the Board, the Ministry may cause the guiding wall to
be altered or removed, and may recover from the occupier of the weir any
expenses reasonably incurred in so doing.

(4) If the occupier of a salmon weir in a river makes such use of any island
or natural obstruction in the river as secures to him the advantage he would
have obtained by attaching to the weir a guiding wall contravening subsection
(1), he shall be guilty of an offence ....

(5) In this section, the expression "guiding wall" means any spur or tail
wall, leader or outrigger, but does not include the main wall of the
salmon weir that connects the boxes of the weir with the bank of the river.

Restriction on possession of unlawful fishing engines, etc.



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