Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1966/17/part/IV
Timestamp: 2017-11-22 15:07:28
Document Index: 279769284

Matched Legal Cases: ['art. 2', 'art. 10', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2']

There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1966, PART IV.
N.I.Protection of fishing waters from poisoning, etc., and pollution
46Penalty for use or possession of deleterious matter.N.I.
(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.
F1[(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;
47Penalty for pollution.N.I.
(1)Subject to subsection (2), if any person causes or knowingly permits any deleterious matter to enter any waters he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable
[F3(a)on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;
[F3(1A)If in the case of a continuing offence under subsection (1), the offender continues to contravene that subsection, he shall be guilty of a further offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to an additional fine not exceeding one-twentieth of level 5 on the standard scale for each day on which the offence is continued.]
(2)Nothing in subsection (1) shall operate to penalise the discharge of any substance or article to which section 9 of the Radioactive Substances Act 1960 [1960 c.34] applies.
[F4(3)Where a person (in this section referred to as "the person convicted") has been convicted of an offence under subsection (1), [F5the Department]—
(b)without such consultation if [F5the Department] , upon making reasonable enquiries, is unable to ascertain the name and address of the owner,
(i)carry out such[F6 reinstatement] of the waters as is reasonable in the circumstances, and
(a)the reasonableness of any[F6 reinstatement] to be undertaken under paragraph (i) of subsection (3); or
(5)Nothing in this section shall affect any right of the owner of fishing rights in the waters affected by the pollution to bring civil proceedings against the person convicted; but in assessing damages in any such proceedings the court shall take into account the value of any[F6 reinstatement] carried out by [F5the Department] under subsection (3).]
F31994 NI 15
F5S. 47(3)(5): words in Act substituted (1.6.2009) by Public Authorities (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 3), ss. 1(3)(b), 7(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 3(1)(a) (with Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 4(3)); S.R. 2009/172, art. 2(a)(b)
F62001 c. 4 (NI)
C1S. 47 restricted (1.4.2007) by Water (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/662 (N.I. 6)), art. 10(b) (as substituted by Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3336 (N.I. 21)), arts. 1(2), 281(1) (with arts. 8(8), 121(3), 307)); S.R. 2007/194, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (subject to art. 3, Sch. 2)
N.I.Protection of young and breeding fish
48Taking, etc., spawn or fry of salmon, trout or eels.N.I.
(1)[F7Subject to subsections (1A) and (2)] if any person—
(a)wilfully takes, sells, purchases, or has in his possession the spawn, …F8 or fry of salmon, trout or eels; or
(b)wilfully obstructs the passage of the …F8 fry of salmon, trout or eels; or
(c)injures or disturbs the spawn or fry of salmon, trout or eels; or
(d)injures or disturbs any spawning bed, bank or shallow where the spawn or fry of salmon, trout or eels may be,
[F7(1A)It shall not be an offence under subsection (1)(a) for the owner of an eel several fishery to take or have in his possession the fry of eels where he has removed those fry from that several fishery solely for the purpose of returning them to an upstream part of the same several fishery.
(1B)Subsection (1A) applies to a person acting under the direction of the owner of an eel several fishery in the same manner as it applies to such an owner.]
(2)Where a person is charged with the offence of taking or having in his possession any …F8 fry in contravention of subsection (1)( a), it shall be a good defence for him to prove that he removed the …F8 fry from a system of waters solely for the purpose of preserving them from some immediate danger (whether actual or reasonably apprehended) and that he returned, or intended to return, them to an adjacent safer part of the same system of waters, without any avoidable injury, as soon as reasonably practicable.
[F7(3)In this section—
(b)“trout” includes rainbow trout.]
[F9(4)It shall be a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (1)(a) in relation to the spawn of any salmon to prove—
(5)If any person removes any material from the bed of any river—
(a)without the consent of [F10the Department] under subsection (6); or
(b)otherwise than in accordance with the conditions of a consent granted by [F10the Department] under subsection (6),
(6)[F10 The Department] may, on the application of any person, grant its consent to the removal of material from the bed of a river on such conditions as it thinks fit.
(7)Where [F10the Department]—
(8)A consent under subsection (6) does not confer on any person a right to remove material from the bed of a river which (apart from this section) he would not otherwise have.
(9)Nothing done under and in accordance with the conditions of a consent under subsection (6) constitutes an offence under subsection (1) or section 49.]
F71991 NI 13
F92001 c. 4 (NI)
F10S. 48: words in Act substituted (1.6.2009) by Public Authorities (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 3), ss. 1(3)(b), 7(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 3(1)(a) (with Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 4(3)); S.R. 2009/172, art. 2(a)(b)
50Penalties for taking, etc., unseasonable salmon or trout.N.I.
(1)Any person who at any time wilfully takes or kills or who knowingly buys, sells, offers or exposes for sale or has in his custody or possession any unseasonable salmon or trout shall be guilty of an offence.
F11[(a)on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £500 with a further fine of £50 for each salmon and £10 for each trout in respect of which an offence is committed or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both such fines and such imprisonment;
(b)on conviction on indictment to[F12 an unlimited fine] or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both such fine and such imprisonment.]
51Prohibition against sale, etc., of immature salmon or trout.N.I.
(1)Any person who buys, sells, offers or exposes for sale, or has in his possession for sale, any salmon or trout which is immature shall be guilty of an offence, and shall be liable on summary conviction [F13 to a fine not exceeding £500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and such imprisonment.]
(2)For the purposes of this section the expression “immature” means that the fish is of a length less than that prescribed by [F14regulations], or, if no length is so prescribed, of a length less than[F15 20 centimetres] measured from the tip of the snout to the fork or cleft of the tail.
F14S. 51(2): word in Act substituted (1.6.2009) by Public Authorities (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 3), ss. 1(3)(b), 7(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 3(1)(c) (with Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 4(3)); S.R. 2009/172, art. 2(a)(b)
52Taking undersized pollen.N.I.
(2)In this section the expression “undersized pollen” means pollen of a length less than that prescribed by [F16regulations], or, if no length is so prescribed, of a length less than[F17 19 centimetres] measured from the tip of the snout to the fork or cleft of the tail.
F16S. 52(2): word in Act substituted (1.6.2009) by Public Authorities (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 3), ss. 1(3)(b), 7(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 3(1)(c) (with Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 4(3)); S.R. 2009/172, art. 2(a)(b)
F17SR 1983/100
[F18(1)Where in a river natural obstructions of any kind prevent or impede the free passage of fish, the Department may—
(2)Any works constructed or alterations made under [F19subsection (1)(a)] shall be executed in accordance with plans, sections and specifications approved by the Ministry.
(3)Subject to subsection (6), the cost of any work or alterations authorised under [F19subsection (1)(a)] shall be borne by the person on whose application the authorisation is given.
(5)For the purposes of the execution of any works or alterations [F20under subsection (1)(a) or] in pursuance of an agreement made under subsection (4), the Ministry may, in so far as is reasonably necessary for or incidental to those purposes, do such of the things referred to in Schedule 2 to the Drainage Act (Northern Ireland) 1947 [1947 c.9] F21 (clearing, widening, deepening, etc., of water courses) as are appropriate thereto, and in the doing thereof may to the like extent exercise any power which is exercisable by it under that Act as extended by any other enactment, other than a power of acquiring land compulsorily.
(6)Section 13 of the Drainage Act (Northern Ireland) 1964 [1964 c.31] F21 (power of Ministry to contribute to cost of works) shall have effect with respect to works or alterations executed under this section in like manner as it has effect with respect to works executed under section 12 of that Act, and as if after the reference therein to the said section 12 there were inserted a reference to this section.
(7)Where the execution of any works or alterations in pursuance of an authorisation given under subsection (1) results in damage or injury to any person, that person may recover compensation from the person on whose application the authorisation was given.[F22; and where the execution of any works or alterations by the Department under subsection (1)(b) results in damage or injury to any person, that person may recover compensation from the Department.]
F18S. 53(1) substituted (1.6.2009) by Public Authorities (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 3), ss. 1(3)(b), 7(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 3(11) (with Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 4(3)); S.R. 2009/172, art. 2(a)(b)
F19Words in s. 53(2)(3) substituted (1.6.2009) by Public Authorities (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 3), ss. 1(3)(b), 7(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 3(12) (with Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 4(3)); S.R. 2009/172, art. 2(a)(b)
F20Words in s. 53(5) inserted (1.6.2009) by Public Authorities (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 3), ss. 1(3)(b), 7(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 3(13) (with Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 4(3)); S.R. 2009/172, art. 2(a)(b)
F22Words in s. 53(7) added (1.6.2009) by Public Authorities (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 3), ss. 1(3)(b), 7(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 3(14) (with Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 4(3)); S.R. 2009/172, art. 2(a)(b)
(1)Where a dam is constructed in a [F23 river], a fish pass sufficient to permit the free passage through the dam of salmon, trout and eels at all times shall be provided and maintained by the owner of the dam.
F24[(a)the dam is rebuilt, reinstated or heightened after the commencement of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 1968 [1968 c.31] , or
[F25(aa)the dam is repaired after the date of the coming into operation of Article 13 of the Fisheries (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 in such a way as to change the nature of any surface of the dam or the structure of the crest of the dam, or
(b)]the Ministry, [F26on being satisfied (whether on the application of any person interested in a fishery in the river or otherwise)] that there will be no impairment in any navigation or in the effective working power of any mill to which the dam belongs, by order directs that a fish pass be provided as required by this section
[F24 nor shall it apply so as to require the provision of a fish pass in conjunction with a particular dam in a river if the Ministry is satisfied that, having regard to the nature of the dam or of the river or of the kinds of fish frequenting or likely to frequent the river, it is unnecessary or unreasonable to insist upon compliance with the requirements of that subsection and by notice in writing grants exemption from those requirements with respect to that dam].
[F25(2A)Where the Department refuses to grant an exemption for the purposes of subsection (2)—
(a)in the case of a dam with respect to which an order is made under subsection (2) [F27on the application of any person, by that person; and]
(5)Where in contravention of subsection (1) the owner of a dam does not provide a fish pass in conjunction with that dam, the Ministry may by notice in writing require him to do so, and if he fails to comply with the notice within any reasonable period specified therein the Ministry may cause a fish pass to be constructedF25. . . .
[F25(5A)Article 55 of the Roads (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 (power to enter land) shall apply in relation to subsection (5) subject to the following modifications—
F231968 c.31 (NI)
F241968 c.31 (NI)
F251991 NI 13
F26Words in s. 54(2)(b) substituted (1.6.2009) by Public Authorities (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 3), ss. 1(3)(b), 7(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 3(15) (with Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 4(3)); S.R. 2009/172, art. 2(a)(b)
F27Words in s. 54(4)(a) substituted (1.6.2009) by Public Authorities (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 3), ss. 1(3)(b), 7(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 3(16) (with Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 4(3)); S.R. 2009/172, art. 2(a)(b)
he shall be guilty of an offence …F28.
(2)Where a person is convicted under subsection (1)( c) of the offence of placing an obstacle or contrivance in a fish pass,F29. . . the Ministry may cause the obstacle or contrivance to be removed and may recover from that person any expenses reasonably incurred in so doing.
F281981 NI 7
F29Words in s. 55(2) repealed (1.6.2009) by Public Authorities (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 3), ss. 1(3)(b), 6, 7(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 3(17), Sch. 3 (with Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 4(3)); S.R. 2009/172, art. 2(b)(e)
F30[(a)]use any fishing engine (other than a rod and line)[F31 from any position on a dam or] at any place within[F32 200 metres] above or below any dam; [F30 or
(b)use a rod and line from any position on or within[F32 5 metres][F31 or such other distance as may be prescribed by [F33regulations]] above or below any dam].
(2)Subsection (1) shall not apply to any person who is for the time being the owner of a several fishery in any place referred to in that subsection, and who is a successor in title of any other person who had exercised in that place the right of taking fish during the period of twenty years immediately preceding 14th August 1850 [F30; and paragraph ( b) of that subsection shall not apply in any case or class of case in which it is excluded (either absolutely or upon the observance of prescribed conditions) by [F33regulations].]
(3)If any person contravenes subsection (1) he shall be guilty of an offence, …F34.
F32SR 1983/100
F33S. 56(1)(2): word in Act substituted (1.6.2009) by Public Authorities (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 3), ss. 1(3)(b), 7(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 3(1)(c) (with Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 4(3)); S.R. 2009/172, art. 2(a)(b)
(1)Subject to subsection (2), if any person at any time in any pool, work or watercourse appurtenant to a mill either wilfully takes or kills any fish or uses a fishing engine for the purpose of taking or obstructing fish, he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding [F35 £500] or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and such imprisonment.
(1)The following provisions shall apply in relation to every mill[F36, whether or not for the time being it is used or capable of being used as such,] which derives its supply of water from a [F37 river]:—
(a)if there is a fish pass in the dam belonging to the mill, or if the dam is a weir and is not provided with a channel such as is mentioned in paragraph ( b), the[F36 mill sluice nearest to the point where water is abstracted from a river for the mill] and the waste gates or over-falls shall be kept shut—
(2)[F36Subject to subsection (3),] if the provisions of paragraph ( a) or paragraph ( b) of subsection (1) are not complied with, the occupier of the mill shall be guilty of an offence …F38.
[F36(3)The occupier of a mill shall not be guilty of an offence under this section if—
(4)In this section “mill sluices” means the sluices[F36 or gate valves] which admit water to a mill.
F361991 NI 13
F371968 c.31 (NI)
(1)Where a watercourse to which this section applies carries water from a [F39 river] [F40 or lake]—
(a)there shall be placed, at the points where the watercourse diverges from and returns to the river [F40 or lake], gratings extending across the whole width of the watercourse and from the bottom of the bed or sill thereof to the level of the highest flood waters;
[F41(b)the space between the bars of such gratings shall not exceed—
(c)during the months of March, April and May and at any other time when the fry of salmon or trout are descending the river [F40 or lake], there shall be placed over the entire surface of every such grating a wire lattice of such dimensions as to effectually prevent the admission of fry or small fish into the watercourse;
(2)If, in respect of any watercourse to which this section applies (other than a watercourse in relation to which an exemption granted by the Ministry under subsection (4) is for the time being in force), the provisions of subsection (1) are not complied with, the owner or occupier of any premises to which the watercourse leads, or any other person who made, uses or has the care or maintenance of the watercourse, shall be guilty of an offence, …F42.
(b)where the watercourse is a watercourse constructed for the purpose of conveying water as a motive power for machinery, it is proved to the satisfaction of the Ministry that exemption during any period from the obligations imposed by subsection (1) is necessary for the effective working of the machinery,[F41 or]
[F41(c)the Department is satisfied—
the Ministry may, by permit in writing, grant[F41 subject to such conditions as it considers appropriate] such exemption.
[F41(5A)Subsection (3D) of section 58 shall apply in relation to an exemption under subsection (4) of this section in the same manner as it applies for the purposes of subsection (3C) of that section.]
[F41(6)This section applies to any watercourse conveying water which has been diverted from the main course of a river or lake, except where the water is conveyed to provide for navigation.]
(7)In this section “fry” in relation to salmon includes parr and smolts [F40 and “watercourse” includes any pipe, culvert or other device].
F391968 c.31 (NI)
F401968 c.31 (NI)
F411991 NI 13
61Interpretation of Part IV.N.I.
In this Part “mill” includes any factory, machine, building or other work by or for which water is taken or used for any purpose.