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Skip to main contentSkip to navigationlegislation.gov.ukThe National ArchivesHelpSite MapAccessibilityContact UsCymraegHomeAbout UsBrowse LegislationNew LegislationChanges To LegislationSearch LegislationSearch LegislationTitle: (or keywords in the title)Year:Number:Type:All Legislation (excluding draft)All Primary Legislation UK Public General Acts UK Local Acts Acts of the Scottish Parliament Acts of the National Assembly for Wales Measures of the National Assembly for Wales Church Measures Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly Acts of the Old Scottish Parliament Acts of the English Parliament Acts of the Old Irish Parliament Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain Northern Ireland Orders in Council Measures of the Northern Ireland Assembly Acts of the Northern Ireland ParliamentAll Secondary Legislation UK Statutory Instruments Wales Statutory Instruments Scottish Statutory Instruments Northern Ireland Statutory Rules Church Instruments UK Ministerial Orders UK Statutory Rules and OrdersAll Draft Legislation UK Draft Statutory Instruments Scottish Draft Statutory Instruments Northern Ireland Draft Statutory RulesAll Impact Assessments UK Impact AssessmentsSearchAdvanced SearchFoyle Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1952You are here:1952 Chapter 5Whole Act without SchedulesTable of ContentsContentMore ResourcesPrevious: IntroductionNext: SchedulePlain ViewPrint OptionsWhat VersionLatest available (Revised)Original (As enacted)Advanced FeaturesShow Geographical Extent(e.g. England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland)Show Timeline of ChangesOpening OptionsOpen whole ActOpen Act without schedulesOpen Schedules onlyStatus:This version of this Act contains provisions that are prospective.StatusThe term provision is used to describe a definable element in a piece of legislation that has legislative effect – such as a Part, Chapter or section. A version of a provision is prospective either:where the provision (Part, Chapter or section) has never come into force or;where the text of the provision is subject to change, but no date has yet been appointed by the appropriate person or body for those changes to come into force.Commencement Orders listed in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ box as not yet applied may bring this prospective version into force.Changes to legislation:There are outstanding changes not yet made by the legislation.gov.uk editorial team to Foyle Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1952. Any changes that have already been made by the team appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.Changes to LegislationRevised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. Changes and effects are recorded by our editorial team in lists which can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area. Where those effects have yet to be applied to the text of the legislation by the editorial team they are also listed alongside the legislation in the affected provisions. Use the ‘more’ link to open the changes and effects relevant to the provision you are viewing.Changes and effects yet to be applied to :Changes and effectsThis section lists the changes and effects yet to be applied to the specific provision you are viewing.s. 2(1) words inserted by S.I. 2007/915 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 1(1)s. 6(a) substituted for s. 6(a)(b) by 2015 c. 9 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 47(1) Sch. 9 Pt. 1s. 13(1)(k) words inserted by S.I. 2007/915 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 1(3)s. 55(11) words repealed by 2015 c. 9 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 47(2) Sch. 9 Pt. 1s. 58(1A)(b)(c) omitted by S.R. 2016/76 Sch. 6 para. 17s. 64 words repealed by 2015 c. 9 (N.I.) Sch. 1 para. 47(3) Sch. 9 Pt. 1s. 74(4) words substituted by S.R. 2016/76 Sch. 6 para. 18Sch. 3A para. 2(4)(c) words inserted by 2007 SI915 (N.I. 9) Sch. 1 as inserted by S.R. 2015/159 Sch. Pt. 1 para. 16Sch. 3A para. 2(4)(c) words substituted by S.R. 2016/108 Sch. para. 1Commencement Orders yet to be applied to the Foyle Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1952Commencement OrdersThis section lists the commencement orders yet to be applied to the whole Act. These effects are included in this view as they may be (but won’t necessarily be) relevant to the specific provision that you are viewing. Where applicable the commencement orders are listed under two headings, firstly those that bring some part of the Act you are viewing into force and secondly, those that bring into force legislation that affects some part of the legislation you are viewing. If you are viewing a prospective version or there is a prospective version available there may be commencement orders listed here that are relevant to the provision you are viewing.Commencement Orders bringing legislation that affects this Act into force:S.R. 2016/387 art. 2 commences (2015 c. 9 (N.I.))PART IN.I.PRELIMINARY AND GENERAL1Short title.N.I.This Act may be cited as the Foyle Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland), 1952.
[F1“the Commission” means the Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission;]
[F2 “deleterious matter” means any substance (including an explosive) the entry or discharge of which into any waters is liable to render those or any other waters poisonous or injurious to fish, spawning grounds or the food of any fish or to injure fish in their value as human food or to impair the usefulness of the bed and soil of any waters as spawning grounds or their capacity to produce the food of fish;]
“the Fisheries Acts” means [F4 the Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1966 [1966 c.17] as amended by any subsequent enactment];
“the Minister” means the Minister for AgricultureF5 of the Republic of Ireland;
“the Ministry” means the Ministry of CommerceF6;
[F1“the Newry Area” means so much of the Carlingford Area as is in Northern Ireland;
[F7“river” includes a branch of a river and any stream, lake, estuary or watercourse;]
[F8“several fishery” means any fishery lawfully possessed and enjoyed as such under any title whatsoever, being a good and valid title at law, exclusively of the public by any person or persons whether in navigable waters or in waters not navigable, and whether the soil covered by such waters is vested in such person or persons or in any other person;]
[F2 “substance” includes any liquid or gas;]
[F9“waters” includes any river or part of the sea;]
[F10(2)In this Act, except in Part VIA, “fish” (when used without any qualification) includes—
Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.F1SI 1999/859F21962 c. 5 (NI)F3S. 2(1): definition of "fish" repealed (1.6.2008) by Foyle and Carlingford Fisheries (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/915 (N.I. 9)), arts. 1(3), 34(2), Sch. 3 (with art. 32); S.R. 2008/232, art. 2, Sch.F41966 c. 17 (NI)F5Ext. (other Ministers), 1962 c. 5 (NI)F6Functions transf. to D/Agric., SRO (NI) 1963/29F7S. 2(1): definition of "river" substituted (1.6.2008) by Foyle and Carlingford Fisheries (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/915 (N.I. 9)), arts. 1(3), 4(a)(i) (with art. 32); S.R. 2008/232, art. 2, Sch.F8S. 2(1): definition of "several fishery" inserted (1.6.2008) by Foyle and Carlingford Fisheries (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/915 (N.I. 9)), arts. 1(3), 4(a)(iii) (with art. 32); S.R. 2008/232, art. 2, Sch.F9S. 2(1): definition of "waters" substituted (1.6.2008) by Foyle and Carlingford Fisheries (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/915 (N.I. 9)), arts. 1(3), 4(a)(ii) (with art. 32); S.R. 2008/232, art. 2, Sch.F10S. 2(2)(3)(4) substituted (1.6.2008) for s. 2(2) by Foyle and Carlingford Fisheries (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/915 (N.I. 9)), arts. 1(3), 4(b) (with art. 32); S.R. 2008/232, art. 2, Sch.3The Foyle Area.N.I.(1)In this Act “the Foyle Area” means the area comprising the fishery district, originally created and defined as the Londonderry District by an order made on the ninth day of July, 1855, by the Commissioners of Fisheries.
[F11(1A)In this Act “the Carlingford Area” means—
(2)Judicial notice shall be taken of the boundaries of the Foyle Area[F11 and the Carlingford Area].
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F12[(a)with the chief clerk for every county court division which or part of which is situate in the Londonderry Area[F13 or the Newry Area];]
(b)with the clerk of every petty sessions district which or part of which is situate in the Londonderry Area[F13 or the Newry Area]; and
(c)in every Royal Ulster Constabulary Barracks situate in the Londonderry Area[F13 or the Newry Area].
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(b)the conservation, protection and improvement of the fisheries of the Foyle Area[F14 and the Carlingford Area] generally [F15and
[F16(2A)Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (2), the Commission may, for the purposes of its functions under that subsection—
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(2)The Commission shall, in respect of any hereditament …F17 used or occupied by the Commission, be exempt from liability for [F18 regional rate and district rate].
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(f)F20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(g)the making of applications for, and the issue, alteration, renewal, and revocation of [F21fishing licences], whether generally or in specified cases;
[F22(gg)the regulation or prohibition of the sale of any species of fish caught by rod and line;]
(h)the protection of waters from poisoning and pollution by any deleterious or poisonous matter, or from any predatory fish or animals;
(i)the prohibition of any practice whatsoever tending in the opinion of the Commission to impede the lawful capture of fish or to be in any manner detrimental to the fisheries;
(j)defining, by reference to a map or otherwise, the mouth of any river in the Foyle Area[F19 or the Carlingford Area], the mouth of any tributary river at its entrance into any other river therein, the boundary between the tidal and freshwater portions of any river therein, the point or points to or from which distances are to be measured under this Act, or the space within which it is prohibited by this Act or by regulations under this section to use or practise certain methods of fishing;
(k)anything referred to in this Act as prescribed;
(l)anything relating in any manner to the management and protection of the fisheries.
(2)Regulations made by the Commission under this section may provide for charging in respect of any [F23fishing licence][F24, tag] or other document issued or varied by the Commission such fees, payable at such time and in such manner, as may be prescribed.
[F25(2A)Regulations made by virtue of subsection (2) may—
(2B)Regulations made by the Commission under this section may—
(3)As soon as practicable after it makes any regulations under this section the Commission shall publish in at least two newspapers circulating in the Foyle Area and the Carlingford Area a notice—
(4)Regulations made by the Commission under this section may contain such supplementary, incidental and transitional provisions as the Commission thinks necessary or appropriate.
(5)The Department shall cause regulations made under this section to be laid before the Assembly as soon as may be after they are made, and regulations under this section shall be subject to negative resolution.]
(5A)F26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(5B)F26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(6)If any person contravenes (whether by act or omission) any regulations under this section, he shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.
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(2)If the number of applications duly made for fishing licences in any year exceeds the maximum number prescribed by virtue of this section, the fishing licences shall be allocated in such manner as may be prescribed.]
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(2)Where fishing rights in respect of any waters have been acquired by the Commission under subsection (1)(a), the Commission may do all such things as are necessary or expedient—
(b)for the provision of facilities or amenities for persons authorised by the Commission to enter such land.]
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(2)The Commission may under subsection (1)(a) issue complimentary permits to such persons as may be prescribed in such circumstances as may be prescribed and nothing in this Act shall require such persons to make any payment in respect of such a permit.
(3)A permit issued under subsection (1)(a) shall be granted for such period, and subject to such conditions, as may be specified in the permit.
(4)Where a permit is issued under subsection (1)(a) in relation to any waters, any person who—
shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.]
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N.I.Dissolution of Londonderry Board19Dissolution of Londonderry Board.N.I.(1)The Londonderry Board is hereby dissolved.
(2)All property, rights and liabilities of the Londonderry Board are hereby transferred to the Commission.
N.I.Part IV (Ss. 22 - 26) rep. by SI 1999/859 PART VN.I.TIMES OF FISHING AND ANCILLARY PROVISIONS27Close seasons and close time.N.I.(1)The annual close season in the Foyle Area[F30 and the Carlingford Area] shall be the period prescribed for that purpose or, if no period is prescribed, the period beginning on the first day of September and ending on the fourteenth day of April next following.
(2)The annual close season for angling in the Foyle Area[F30 and the Carlingford Area] shall be the period prescribed for that purpose, or, if no period is prescribed, the period beginning on the thirteenth day of October and ending on the thirty-first day of January next following.
(3)The weekly close time in the Foyle Area[F30 and the Carlingford Area] shall be the period prescribed for that purpose or, if no period is prescribed, the period beginning at 6 o'clock a.m. on Saturday and ending at 6 o'clock a.m. on the following Monday.
(4)Different periods may be prescribed under this section in respect of different parts of the Foyle Area[F30 and the Carlingford Area] and, where a period is so prescribed for a particular part of that area, references in this Act to the annual close season, the annual close season for angling or the weekly close time shall, as the case may require, be construed in relation to that part as references to the period so prescribed.
[F31(5)Different periods may be prescribed under this section in respect of different kinds of fish and, where a period is so prescribed for a particular kind of fish, references in this Act to the annual close season, the annual close season for angling or the weekly close time shall, as the case may require, be construed in relation to that kind of fish as references to the period so prescribed.
(6)Regulations may provide that this section and sections 28 and 29 shall not apply to fish of a prescribed kind.]
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(a)fishes for, takes, kills or attempts to take or kill salmon or trout [F32or any other fish of a kind prescribed for the purposes of this section](except with a rod and line), during the annual close season, or
(b)fishes for, takes, kills or attempts to take or kill salmon or trout [F32or any other fish of a kind prescribed for the purposes of this section] with a rod and line during the annual close season for angling, or
Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.F32Words in s. 28 inserted (1.6.2008) by Foyle and Carlingford Fisheries (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/915 (N.I. 9)), arts. 1(3), 10(2) (with art. 32); S.R. 2008/232, art. 2, Sch.29Fishing during close time.N.I.If any person fishes for, takes, kills or attempts to take or kill salmon or trout [F33or any other fish of a kind prescribed for the purposes of this section] (except with a rod and line) during the weekly close time or aids or assists in any such act or attempt he shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.
Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.F33Words in s. 29 inserted (1.6.2008) by Foyle and Carlingford Fisheries (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/915 (N.I. 9)), arts. 1(3), 10(2) (with art. 32); S.R. 2008/232, art. 2, Sch.30Obstruction of salmon and trout.N.I.(1)If any person places any obstruction, uses any contrivance or does any act for the purpose of obstructing the passage of salmon or trout during the annual close season or weekly close time he shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.
(2)Nothing in this section shall apply to lawful fishing with rod and line.
31Removal of fixed engines during close season and close time.N.I.(1)The occupier of any fixed engine for taking salmon or trout shall forthwith, after the commencement of the annual close season and until the end of that season, and also during the weekly close time, cause the fixed engine to be removed or rendered incapable of taking or obstructing the passage of salmon and trout.
(2)If any person fails to comply with this section, he shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.
(3)In this section “fixed engine” means any net, implement, engine or device, fixed to the soil or secured by anchors or held by hand or made stationary in any other way and used solely for the purpose of taking or facilitating the taking of fish.
32Removal of nets from banks of rivers during close season.N.I.If any person engaged in fishing for salmon or trout by means of nets of any kind or description omits or neglects to remove and carry away from any strand or from the banks of any river or from the vicinity thereof such nets during the annual close season such person shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.
33Use of nets during close season or close time.N.I.If any person does any of the following things during the [F34annual close season for salmon or trout or weekly close time for salmon or trout]—
(a)places, affixes or attaches any net to any stake, bridge, sluice or lock gates of a canal or other such fixed erections, or
(b)lays, draws or fishes with any net whatsoever,
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(a)that he had the salmon or trout in his possession as a common carrier and not otherwise, and
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PART VIN.I.PROTECTION OF FISHERIES[F37Unlicensed fishing, etc.N.I.Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.F37Ss. 35A, 35B and preceding cross heading inserted (1.6.2008) by Foyle and Carlingford Fisheries (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/915 (N.I. 9)), arts. 1(3), 11 (with art. 32); S.R. 2008/232, art. 2, Sch.35AProhibition of unlicensed fishingN.I.(1)A person shall not fish for, take or kill salmon or such other kind of fish as may be prescribed for the purposes of this section except—
37Mesh of nets for the taking of salmon in the sea and tideways.N.I.(1)If, on any part of the coast or within any bay, estuary or tideway thereof, any person uses any net to which this section applies with a mesh of less size than [F384.5 centimetres] from knot to knot, to be measured along the side of the square, or [F3918 centimetres] to be measured all round each such mesh, such measurement being taken in the clear when the net is wet, then, subject to sub-section (2) of this section, he shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.
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[F41(2)If a person—
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it shall be a good defence to such charge for such person to prove that he is the holder of a [F42fishing licence] to use such net and that such net is intended for use in such tidal portion.
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(a)on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding[F44 £100], or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and such imprisonment;
(b)on conviction on indictment to[F44 an unlimited fine] or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both such fine and such imprisonment.
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[F47(a)on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;
(1A)F48. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[F50(3)Where a person (in this section referred to as “the person convicted”) has been convicted of an offence under subsection (1), the Commission]
(b)without such consultation if the[F50 Commission], upon making reasonable enquiries, is unable to ascertain the name and address of the owner,
(i)carry out such [F51reinstatement] of the waters as is reasonable in the circumstances, and
(a)the reasonableness of any [F52reinstatement] to be undertaken under paragraph (i) of subsection (3); or
shall be referred to arbitration under and in accordance with the provisions of [F53Part I of the Arbitration Act 1996].
(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 [F54reinstatement] carried out by the[F50 Commission] under subsection (3).
[F50(6)Subsection (5) applies in relation to any such right vested in the Commission.]
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(2)If, for the purpose of taking any fish, any person uses or has in his possession or control in any river or on or near the banks thereof, any otter, [F56 tailer or snare,] spear, strokehaul, gaff or other instrument of a similar kind, he shall, subject to sub-section (3) of this section, be guilty of an offence against this Act.
(a)a F57. . . [F56F57. . . tailer] used or to be used solely as an auxiliary to lawful angling between sunrise and one hour after sunset, or
(b)a F57. . . [F56F57. . . tailer] used or to be used by the holder of a fishing licence in respect of any box in a fishing weir or fishing mill dam solely for the purpose of lawfully removing fish therefrom, or
[F58(3A)If any person throws, releases or discharges any missile or other object into any water for the purpose of taking or killing, or facilitating the taking or killing of, any fish, he shall be guilty of an offence and liable—
(4)Every person guilty of an offence under sub-section (1) or (2) of this section shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding[F59 level 3 on the standard scale] or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding [F60 six] months or to both such fine and such imprisonment.
[F61(5)In this section—
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[F63(2)In subsection (1) “cross lines” means fishing lines—
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(d)so far as respects the removal or causing to be removed of any diseased salmon or trout, or any salmon or trout found dead from any cause, any member of the Royal Ulster Constabulary or any [F64person acting under the authority of a district council][F65or
[F66(3)Where a person mentioned in subsection (2)(a), (c), (d) or (e) removes fish from a river as mentioned in subsection (1) or causes fish to be so removed, he shall inform the Commission of that fact as soon as is practicable.]
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[F68(2)It shall be a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (1)(a) in relation to the spawn of any salmon or trout to prove—
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48Penalties for taking, buying, etc., unseasonable salmon or trout.N.I.(1)Every person who at any time wilfully takes, kills, destroys, buys, sells, exposes for sale or has in his custody or possession any unclean or unseasonable salmon or trout, shall be guilty of an offence against this Act and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding[F69 level 3 on the standard scale] or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding [F70 six] months or to both such fine and such imprisonment.
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F71[51AUse of boat or vehicle as aid to commission of offence.N.I.(1)If any person uses a boat or vehicle as an aid to the commission of an offence against this Act or, within the Foyle Area[F72 or the Carlingford Area], against the provisions of the Fisheries Acts or the corresponding law of the Republic of Ireland he shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.
(a)on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding[F73 level 3 on the standard scale], or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and such imprisonment;
(b)on conviction on indictment, to[F73 an unlimited fine] or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both such fine and such imprisonment.
(3)If the offence under this section is committed in respect of a vehicle section seventy-five of this Act shall not apply in relation to the vehicle, but …F74 the court [F75 by which the person is sentenced] may order the vehicle to be forfeited.]
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[F76PART VIA N.I.AQUACULTUREAnnotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.F76Pt. VIA (ss. 52A-52X) inserted (1.6.2008 so far as inserting for certain purposes ss. 52B, 52C, 52G, 52H, 52M, 52N, 52O, 52P, 52U and 52X, otherwise prosp.) by Foyle and Carlingford Fisheries (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/915 (N.I. 9)), arts. 1(3), 3(1) (with art. 32); S.R. 2008/232, art. 2, Sch.Aquaculture licencesN.I.Prospective52AAquaculture licencesN.I.(1)The Commission may, in accordance with the provisions of this Part, grant a licence (“an aquaculture licence”) to any person authorising that person to engage in aquaculture within any area specified in the licence (the “licensed area”).
(2)An aquaculture licence may be granted notwithstanding any public right to fish in the area which, on the granting of the licence, becomes the licensed area.
(3)Subject to subsection (4) the licensed area may include any part of the foreshore or any part of the bed of the sea or an estuary.
(4)An aquaculture licence shall not specify any area—
(5)A person shall not engage in aquaculture in the Foyle Area or the Carlingford Area except under, and in accordance with the conditions of, an aquaculture licence.
(6)A person who contravenes subsection (5) shall be guilty of an offence and liable—
52BApplications for aquaculture licencesN.I.(1)An application for an aquaculture licence shall be made to the Commission and shall—
(2)Without prejudice to any other provision of this Part, regulations under subsection (1)(a) may contain provisions similar to the provisions of Directive 85/337/EEC and may, in particular, require the Commission, when considering whether to grant an aquaculture licence, to take account of any information received by, or representations made to, the Commission which relate to the impact of aquaculture on the environment.
(3)The Commission may, by giving notice to the applicant, require him to furnish such further information as may be specified in the notice, within the period so specified, as the Commission may require for the purpose of determining the application.
(4)If a person fails to furnish any information—
52CDetermination of applications for aquaculture licencesN.I.(1)The Commission shall consider an application for an aquaculture licence and either—
(2)In determining an application for an aquaculture licence, the Commission shall consider any written representations relating to the application (including any representations made to the Commission which relate to the impact of aquaculture on the environment) which are received by the Commission within the period of 28 days beginning with the date on which the application was last advertised in accordance with section 52B(1)(b).
(3)As soon as practicable after determining an application for an aquaculture licence the Commission shall give—
(4)Where the Commission grants an aquaculture licence, the Commission shall, in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed, publish a notice stating that the licence has been granted.
(5)Where the Commission grants an aquaculture licence, the licence—
Prospective52DForm and conditions of aquaculture licencesN.I.(1)An aquaculture licence shall define the position and limits of the licensed area by reference to a map or chart, either with or without descriptive matter (which, in the case of any discrepancy with the map or chart, shall prevail except in so far as may otherwise be provided by the licence).
(2)Where any consent mentioned in section 52A(4) was given subject to any conditions or limitations, the licence shall be subject to such conditions or limitations and such fact shall be stated in the licence.
(3)An aquaculture licence may contain such other conditions as the Commission shall determine.
(4)Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (3), conditions contained in an aquaculture licence may relate to any of the following—
(5)An aquaculture licence may, in so far as is expedient for the purpose of giving effect to any conditions attached to it, exempt—
Prospective52EDuration of aquaculture licencesN.I.(1)Subject to subsections (2) and (3), an aquaculture licence—
(2)Where an aquaculture licence has been granted—
(3)Where an aquaculture licence is granted with the consent in writing of any owner or occupier and a period is specified in the consent, the licence shall remain in force only for that period.
Prospective52FEffect of aquaculture licenceN.I.(1)An aquaculture licence shall confer on the holder of the licence the exclusive right, in the licensed area, to deposit, introduce, propagate, dredge, harvest and take any fish, aquatic invertebrate animal or aquatic plant which is farmed or cultivated in accordance with the licence.
(2)An aquaculture licence shall not—
(3)Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or any regulations made under this Act, the holder of an aquaculture licence and any person acting under his directions may, subject to the conditions contained in the licence, do anything authorised by the licence or anything that is necessary or expedient for doing anything authorised by the licence.
(4)The ownership of any fish, aquatic invertebrate animal or aquatic plant the farming or cultivation of which is authorised by an aquaculture licence and which is farmed or cultivated in accordance with that licence vests in the holder of the licence and his executors, administrators or assigns.
(5)Subject to section 52K, an aquaculture licence is not transferable by the holder, but the Commission may transfer it to another person in accordance with section 52L.
(6)Except as permitted by or under this Act, if a person, by trespass, fishing or otherwise, interferes with anything done or being done pursuant to an aquaculture licence and the interference is carried on without the permission of the holder of the licence, then, notwithstanding the existence of any public right to fish, the person so interfering shall be guilty of an offence and liable—
52GVariation of aquaculture licences by CommissionN.I.(1)Subject to subsection (2), the Commission may, on its own initiative, vary an aquaculture licence (but not so as to extend the licensed area) if it considers that it is in the public interest to do so.
(7)The Commission shall be liable to pay compensation to the holder of an aquaculture licence in respect of any loss or damage sustained by him as a result of any action taken by the Commission in relation to an aquaculture licence by virtue of subsection (1) and any dispute as to a person's entitlement to such compensation or as to the amount of it shall be referred to and determined by the Appeals Board.
52HVariation of aquaculture licences: applications by holder of licenceN.I.(1)Subject to subsection (2), the holder of an aquaculture licence may, at any time after the expiration of 2 years from the granting of the licence, apply to the Commission, in such manner as may be prescribed, for the variation of the licence specified in the application.
(3)Where an application is made under subsection (1) for the variation of a licence (otherwise than solely by reducing the licensed area) sections 52A(3) and (4), 52B and 52C shall apply as they apply to the grant, or an application for the grant, of an aquaculture licence.
Prospective52IRevocation of aquaculture licencesN.I.(1)The Commission may revoke an aquaculture licence if it is satisfied that the holder of the licence has not engaged in aquaculture in the licensed area for a continuous period of 2 years.
(2)The Commission may revoke an aquaculture licence if—
(3)Where the Commission proposes to revoke an aquaculture licence, the Commission shall give the holder of the licence at least 28 days' notice of—
(4)Where the Commission revokes an aquaculture licence the Commission shall give notice of the revocation to the person whose licence has been revoked, and the notice shall inform that person of his right of appeal under section 52P, and of the time within which the appeal may be brought.
(5)The revocation of an aquaculture licence in accordance with this section shall not take effect until—
(6)The Commission shall be liable to pay compensation to a person who was the holder of an aquaculture licence in respect of any loss or damage sustained by that person as a result of any action taken by the Commission by virtue of subsection (2)(b) and any dispute as to a person's entitlement to such compensation or as to the amount of it shall be referred to and determined by the Appeals Board.
Prospective52JSurrender of aquaculture licencesN.I.(1)An aquaculture licence may, in accordance with subsections (2) to (5), be surrendered by its holder to the Commission if the Commission accepts the surrender.
(2)The holder of an aquaculture licence who wishes to surrender it shall make an application for that purpose to the Commission on a form provided by the Commission for the purpose, giving such information and accompanied by such documentation as the Commission reasonably requires and accompanied by the fee payable in accordance with section 52N.
(3)On receiving an application for the surrender of an aquaculture licence the Commission—
(4)Where the surrender of a licence is accepted by the Commission under this section the Commission shall issue a certificate (a “certificate of completion”) to the applicant and, on the issue of that certificate, the aquaculture licence shall cease to have effect.
(5)If within the period of 3 months from the date on which the Commission receives an application to surrender a licence, or within such longer period as the Commission and the applicant may at any time agree in writing, the Commission has neither issued a certificate of completion nor given notice to the applicant that the Commission has refused the application, the Commission shall be deemed to have refused the application.
Prospective52KVesting of aquaculture licences on death or bankruptcy of holderN.I.(1)On the death of the holder of an aquaculture licence, the licence shall be regarded as property forming part of the deceased's personal estate, whether or not it would be so regarded apart from this subsection, and shall accordingly vest in his personal representatives.
(2)If a bankruptcy order is made against the holder of an aquaculture licence, the licence shall be regarded for the purposes of Parts VIII to X of the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (insolvency of individuals; bankruptcy) as property forming part of the bankrupt's estate, whether or not it would be so regarded apart from this subsection, and shall accordingly vest as such in the trustee in bankruptcy.
(3)A person in whom an aquaculture licence vests under this section shall become the holder of the aquaculture licence, in place of the prior holder, from the date of the vesting.
(4)Where an aquaculture licence vests in any person under this section, that person shall give notice of that fact to the Commission not later than the end of the period of 90 days, or such longer period as may be agreed with the Commission, beginning with the date of the vesting.
Prospective52LTransfer, etc. of aquaculture licencesN.I.(1)An aquaculture licence may be transferred to another person in accordance with the following provisions of this section.
(2)Where the holder of an aquaculture licence desires that the licence be transferred to another person (“the proposed transferee”) the aquaculture licence holder and the proposed transferee shall jointly make an application to the Commission for a transfer of the licence.
(3)An application under subsection (2) for the transfer of an aquaculture licence shall be made on a form provided by the Commission for the purpose, accompanied by—
(4)If the Commission is not satisfied that the licence should be transferred to the proposed transferee, it shall give notice of its refusal to transfer the licence to the holder of the aquaculture licence and the proposed transferee.
(5)If, on an application under subsection (2), the Commission is satisfied that the licence should be transferred to the proposed transferee, the Commission shall effect a transfer of the aquaculture licence to the proposed transferee.
(6)The Commission shall effect a transfer of an aquaculture licence under subsection (5) by causing the licence to be endorsed with the name and other particulars of the proposed transferee as the holder of the licence from such date specified in the endorsement as may be agreed with the applicants.
(7)Nothing in this section shall affect the liability of the holder of an aquaculture licence for any failure by him, before any transfer under subsection (5) took effect, to comply within any condition of that licence.
52MRegister of aquaculture licencesN.I.(1)The Commission shall, in such manner as may be prescribed, maintain a register containing prescribed particulars of, or relating to, aquaculture licences.
(2)Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), a register under this section may be maintained in electronic form.
(4)A register maintained under this section shall be conclusive evidence as to the terms of any aquaculture licence, or any condition to which such a licence is subject, as that licence, or that condition, as the case may be, has effect for the time being.
52NFees in respect of applications for aquaculture licences, etc.N.I.(1)The Commission may in such manner as may be prescribed, provide for the payment to the Commission of fees in relation to—
(2)Regulations under subsection (1) may provide for the refund (in whole or in part) of fees in prescribed circumstances.
Foyle and Carlingford Aquaculture Licensing Appeals BoardN.I.52OFoyle and Carlingford Aquaculture Licensing Appeals BoardN.I.(1)There is hereby established a body to be known as the Foyle and Carlingford Aquaculture Licensing Appeals Board (“the Appeals Board”).
(2)The Appeals Board shall consist of 8 members to be appointed by NSMC.
(3)At least one of the members of the Appeals Board shall be a solicitor or barrister qualified to practice in any part of the Foyle Area or the Carlingford Area.
(4)In appointing the other members of the Appeals Board, NSMC shall—
(5)NSMC shall appoint a Chairperson from among the members of the Appeals Board.
(6)The Department may make regulations providing for the payment to the Appeals Board of fees in relation to appeals under section 52P.
(7)The Department may make grants to the Appeals Board out of money appropriated by Act of the Assembly.
(8)Such grants shall be of such amounts and be made on such terms and conditions as the Department may determine.
(9)Schedule 3A shall have effect in relation to the Board.
52PAppeals from decisions with respect to aquaculture licencesN.I.(1)A person aggrieved by a decision of the Commission—
(2)An appeal to the Appeals Board shall be made by sending a notice of appeal to the Appeals Board so that it is received by the Appeals Board—
(3)The Appeals Board may—
(4)Where, on an appeal under subsection (1), the Appeals Board determines that the decision of the Commission should be altered, the Commission shall give effect to the determination and shall publish, in such manner and such form as may be prescribed, notice of the determination.
(5)Schedule 3B shall have effect with respect to appeals under subsection (1).
(6)The Department may make regulations providing for such additional, incidental, consequential or supplemental procedural matters in respect of appeals to the Appeals Board as appear to the Department to be necessary or expedient.
(7)Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (6), regulations under that subsection may make provision—
Prospective52QReasons to be given for decisionsN.I.Where—
MiscellaneousN.I.Prospective52RRecapture of escaped stockN.I.(1)The Commission may take such action as it considers necessary to recapture stock which has escaped from a licensed area.
(2)The Commission may, notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, authorise—
(3)An authorisation referred to in subsection (2) may be granted subject to such conditions, if any, as the Commission considers necessary or expedient.
(4)The reasonable costs of—
Prospective52SOffences of making false or misleading statements or false entriesN.I.(1)A person who, for the purpose of obtaining for himself or for another any grant of an aquaculture licence, any variation of an aquaculture licence or any transfer of an aquaculture licence, makes a statement which he knows to be false or misleading in a material particular, or recklessly makes any statement which is false or misleading in a material particular, shall be guilty of an offence.
(2)A person who intentionally makes a false entry in any record required to be kept by virtue of an aquaculture licence shall be guilty of an offence.
(3)A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) or (2) shall be liable—
Prospective52TInquiries and inspectionsN.I.(1)Without prejudice to section 80, the Commission may, with respect to any licensed area, make such inquiries and examination by an officer of the Commission (within the meaning of section 53) or otherwise, and require from the holder of the aquaculture licence to which the licensed area relates such information as the Commission considers necessary or proper, and the holder of the aquaculture licence shall afford all facilities for such inquiries and examination, and give such information, accordingly.
(2)Without prejudice to any provision of Part VII, for the purpose of an examination under subsection (1) an officer authorised in writing in that behalf by the Commission, on producing his authority if so required, may at any reasonable time—
(3)Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorising any person to enter—
52URegulationsN.I.(1)Regulations made under this Part by the Commission shall be subject to the approval of NSMC.
(4)The Commission or, as the case may be, the Department, shall cause regulations made under this Part to be laid before the Assembly as soon as may be after they are made, and regulations under this Part shall be subject to negative resolution.
Prospective52VTransitional provision – existing licences in the Foyle and Carlingford AreasN.I.(1)This section applies to a licence which—
(2)On and after the coming into operation of Article 3 of the Foyle and Carlingford Fisheries (Northern Ireland) Order 2007, a licence to which this section applies shall, for so long as it would have continued in force apart from this section, have effect as an aquaculture licence granted under section 52A, subject to the same conditions as were attached to the licence immediately before that Article came into operation.
Prospective52WTransitional provision – applications, etc. for certain licences in the Foyle Area and the Carlingford AreaN.I.(1)This section applies to an application for a licence under section 11, Part IX or Part IXA of the Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1966 which—
(2)Subject to paragraph (3), the provisions of this Part and any regulations made under any provision of this Part shall apply to applications to which this section applies as if they were applications under this Part.
(3)Anything done in relation to an application to which this section applies under a relevant provision of the Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1966 shall be deemed to have been done under the corresponding provision of this Act.
(4)In subsection (3), “relevant provision” means any of the following provisions of the Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1966—
52XInterpretationN.I.(1)In this Part—
(2)In this Part, “fish” means—
(3)In subsection (2)(a), “freshwater fish” means any fish living in fresh water, other than a kind of fish that migrates to and from the sea.]
PART VIIN.I.POWERS OF AUTHORISED PERSONS53Definitions.N.I.In this Part—
“authorised person” means (except where the context otherwise requires) a member of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, a member or officer of the Commission or a private river watcher;
“officer of the Commission” means an inspector or [F77fishery officer] appointed under section fifty-four;
“private river watcher” means a river watcher appointed under section fifty-five.
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(b)a [F78fishery officer],
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(a)any person interested in the preservation of the fish of any river in the Londonderry Area[F79 or the Newry Area],
(b)any persons who have united themselves into a society for the preservation of any fishery in any such river,
(c)the owner of any fishery in any such river,
(d)the owner of any salmon fishery on the sea coast,
may, from time to time, by instrument in writing in the form set out in the Fifth Schedule to this Act, appoint any person to be a river watcher for the protection of the fisheries on such part of the sea coast or in any such river or the tributaries thereof.
[F80(2)A person appointed to be a river watcher shall not act in that capacity until his appointment is confirmed by the appropriate court.
(3)A person may apply to the appropriate court for confirmation of the appointment of a person as a river watcher and Part VII of the Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 shall apply to any such application as if it were an application referred to in Article 76(1)(b) of that Order.
(4)The confirmation of the appointment of a person as a river watcher shall be effected by the resident magistrate endorsing the instrument of appointment.
(5)The appropriate court may, upon complaint made to it, revoke the appointment of a river watcher and thereupon the appointment shall be terminated.
(6)Where a person who has appointed a river watcher revokes that appointment, he shall, within 14 days of the revocation, serve written notice thereof on the clerk of petty sessions.
(8)Any person who appoints another person to act as a river watcher shall, not later than 31st January in each year, make a return to the Commission in such form and containing such information as may be prescribed.
(9)The Commission shall maintain a register containing the names and addresses of those who are entitled to act as river watchers and descriptions of the geographical areas in which they are entitled to act.
(10)If any person—
(11)In this section and sections 55A and 55B “the appropriate court”, in relation to a river watcher, means a court of summary jurisdiction sitting for the petty sessions district (or any one such district where there is more than one) within which the river watcher is appointed to act and “clerk of petty sessions” shall be construed accordingly.]
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(2)Any person whose appointment as a river watcher was confirmed before the coming into operation of that Article shall, unless his appointment is renewed under section 55B, cease to be a river watcher—
(3)A person who ceases by virtue of this section to be a river watcher may be re-appointed as such under section 55.
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(2)The powers conferred by this Part on a member or officer of the Commission shall be exercised only for the protection of the fisheries of the Foyle Area[F82 or the Carlingford Area].
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58General powers.N.I.(1)An authorised person may, for the purposes of the protection of the fisheries, do all or any of the following things—
(a)enter into and pass through or along [F83 or remain on] the banks or borders of any rivers frequented by salmon or trout or of the tributaries thereof,
(b)with boats or otherwise enter upon any such rivers,
(c)enter upon and examine all weirs, sluices, mill dams, mill races and watercourses communicating with such rivers,
(d)enter any boat which has been or is engaged or is about to engage in fishing,
(e)examine all standing, floating or other nets whatsoever,
(f)seize any unlawful fishing engine or any lawful fishing engine which is being unlawfully used,
[F84(ff)seize any equipment (of whatever nature) which has been, or is being, used for facilitating the unlawful taking of any fish;]
(g)do all such other acts and things as he is authorised to do by or under this Act.
[F85(1A)An officer of the Commission exercising any power under this Act may be accompanied and assisted by—
(1B)Without prejudice to subsection (1)(a), an authorised person other than a private river watcher may for the purpose of preventing or detecting the commission of any offence against any provision of this Act at any time enter on and traverse any land either on foot or, where there is a suitable roadway, lane or path, in a motor vehicle.
(1C)Where by virtue of subsection (1B) an authorised person brings a motor vehicle onto any land, he shall not cause or permit that vehicle to stand or remain in such a position as to cause or be likely to cause any danger or obstruction.
(1D)An authorised person, on leaving any land which he has entered by virtue of this section, shall leave that land as effectually secured against trespassers as he found it.]
(2)Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorising any person to enter any enclosed garden or any dwelling-house or the curtilage thereof except where the ordinary road or passage to any weir, dam or dyke traverses such garden or curtilage.
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(2)The complaint shall include—
(3)The first condition is that there are reasonable grounds for an authorised person to enter the premises for that purpose.
(6)A warrant issued under this section shall not continue in force for more than 7 days from the date of its issue by the lay magistrate, which date shall be clearly visible on the warrant.
(7)A warrant issued under this section shall be executed only at a reasonable hour unless otherwise authorised by the warrant.
(8)A person authorised to enter premises by virtue of a warrant issued under this section—
(9)In this section “authorised person” does not include a private river watcher.]
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(a)board such vessel,
(b)examine the certificate of registry and the fishing engines of such vessel, and ascertain whether the provisions of this Act or the Fisheries Acts have been complied with and whether the master or other persons on board are carrying on fishing in the manner required by this Act,
(c)seize any unlawful fishing engine or any lawful fishing engine unlawfully used.
(2)If the master of any fishing vessel refuses to produce the certificate of registry of such vessel when required to do so by a member or officer of the Commission or member of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, he shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.
61Apprehension of offenders.N.I.(1)If, within the Foyle Area[F87 or the Carlingford Area], any person (in this section referred to as the offender) is found offending against the provisions of the Fisheries Acts or this Act or the corresponding law of the Republic of Ireland, the following provisions shall have effect:—
(a)an authorised person may require the offender to do either or both of the following things—
(i)desist from such offence;
(ii)give his name and address;
(b)if the offender, after being so required, wilfully continues such offence or fails or refuses to give his name and address [F88to the satisfaction of the authorised person], the authorised person and any persons acting under his directions may apprehend the offender;
(c)where the offender is apprehended under this section by an authorised person who is not a member of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, that person shall, subject to sub-section (2) of this section, forthwith deliver the offender into the custody of a member of the Royal Ulster Constabulary to be dealt with according to law.
[F89(2)If any person fails to give his name and address to the satisfaction of an authorised person when required to do so in accordance with subsection (1)(b), he shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.]
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(a)during the annual close season or the weekly close time—
(i)any passage in any fishing engine or contrivance closed or obstructed, or
(ii)any fishing engine or other contrivance whatsoever placed or used in contravention of this Act or any instrument made thereunder, or
(b)at any time, any obstruction in a fish pass, or
he may open such passages and remove such obstructions, doing no unnecessary damage, and seize and remove all things so found or used contrary to the provisions of the Fisheries Acts or this Act or any instrument made thereunder.
63Powers of inspection, examination, and detention.N.I.(1)Every person (in this section referred to as an authorised officer) being a member or officer of the Commission or member of the Royal Ulster Constabulary is hereby authorised to do all or any of the following things—
(a)to stop and search any person conveying or suspected to be conveying fish of any kind or any instrument, poison or explosive used or adapted for killing or taking fish unlawfully and to [F91 examine] any fish, instrument or substance which such person is found to be conveying and for that purpose to open and search any vehicle or package in which any fish, instrument or substance is being or is suspected to be conveyed;
(b)at all reasonable times to enter upon and have free access to the interior of—
(i)any premises in which fish is or is believed to be sold, or kept, exposed or stored for sale, or
(ii)any premises in which any instrument or substance intended for the destruction of fish is or is believed to be kept, or
(iii)the premises of any person engaged in the business of carrying goods for reward, or
(iv)any aerodrome, pier, quay, wharf, jetty or dock or premises thereon, or
(v)any ship, boat, aircraft, railway wagon, motor lorry, cart, or other vessel or vehicle used for the conveyance of goods, [F92 or
(vi)any hotel, guest house, restaurant or other premises or place at which board and lodging or meals are provided for reward;]
(c)to examine all fish found in any place which he is authorised by this section to enter and for that purpose to open any package found in such place and containing or suspected to contain fish;
(d)to stop, enter and search, on any river or the banks thereof or any part of the sea or the shores thereof any boat used or suspected to be used for fishing or containing or suspected to contain fish unlawfully captured and to examine all fish and all fishing engines found therein and for that purpose to open any package which contains or is suspected to contain any fish or fishing engine;
(e)to take, remove and detain in his custody any fish (either together with or without any package in which the same may be contained) found in the course of the exercise of any of the powers conferred by this section in respect of which an offence under [F93 the Fisheries Acts or] this Act is being or is suspected of being committed or which have been or are suspected of having been unlawfully captured;
(f)to take, remove and detain in his custody any fishing engine [F94, boat, vehicle or article] liable or believed to be liable to forfeiture under the Fisheries Acts or this Act;
(g)to demand and take the name and address [F95and date of birth] of the person having custody of any fish or other article which the authorised officer is authorised under this section to examine and also demand and take from such person the name and address of the owner of such fish or other article.
[F96(h)to demand and take the name, address and date of birth of any person who is fishing or whom he reasonably suspects to be about to fish or to have fished within the preceding half hour.]
(2)Where an authorised officer detains in his custody under the authority of this section any fish or other article he shall, as soon as may be, take such steps as may be proper to have the person guilty or suspected to be guilty of the offence committed or suspected to have been committed in relation to such fish or other article dealt with according to law.
(3)Where an authorised officer detains in his custody under the authority of this section any fish and such fish is likely to become unfit for human food before the matter can conveniently be dealt with by any court, he shall produce such fish to a justice of the peace, and if authorised so to do by such justice of the peace shall destroy or otherwise dispose of such fish.
(4)A justice of the peace to whom any fish is produced in pursuance of this section shall, if he is of opinion that the fish ought in the circumstances to be destroyed or otherwise disposed of, give to the person producing the fish a certificate in writing describing the fish and any marks, peculiarities or other particulars thereof pointed out to him by such person and authorising such person to destroy or otherwise dispose of the fish, which certificate shall be conclusive evidence of all such matters of fact as aforesaid stated therein.
(5)Every person who refuses to give his own name and address [F97and date of birth to the satisfaction of the authorised officer] or the name and address of any other person (so far as known to him) when lawfully demanded under this section shall be guilty of an offence against this Act [F98 and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £200].
[F99(6)Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorising an authorised officer to enter—
(b)any dwelling-house or the curtilage thereof.]
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he shall], as soon as may be, apply to a court of summary jurisdiction sitting for the petty sessions district in which it was seized for an order for its disposal under this section and thereupon the following provisions shall have effect:—
(a)if, in the case of a boat, the court finds that, at the time of its seizure, it [F102had recently been], was being, or was about to be, used for a purpose which under this Act is unlawful, the court shall order it to be forfeited;
(c)if, in the case of a fishing engine, the court finds that it is a lawful fishing engine which at the time of its seizure [F103had recently been], was being or was about to be, unlawfully used in any part of the Foyle Area[F104 or the Carlingford Area], the court shall order it to be forfeited;
[F105(cc)if, in the case of any equipment seized under section 58(1)(ff), the court finds that at the time of its seizure it had been, was being, or was about to be used to facilitate the unlawful taking of fish, the court shall order it to be forfeited;]
(d)in any other case, the court shall order the boat [F106, fishing engine or equipment] to be returned to the person who appears to the court to be the owner thereof.]
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66Penalty for assaulting or obstructing authorised persons.N.I.If any person assaults, obstructs or impedes any person exercising any power conferred by this Part, he shall be guilty of an offence against this Act and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding[F107 £20] or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding two months or to both such fine and such imprisonment.
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(a)acts and omissions in the Londonderry Area[F108 or the Newry Area] by any person, and
(b)acts and omissions in any part of the Foyle Area[F108 or the Carlingford Area] by a person resident in Northern Ireland.
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(2)F111. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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(2)The Commission may, by permit in writing and subject to any specified conditions, authorise any named person to do, at any season of the year, any specified things for any of the purposes mentioned in subsection (1) and in particular, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing—
(3)A permit under this section shall not authorise anything to be done in relation to a several fishery otherwise than with the consent of the owner of that fishery.
(4)A person to whom a permit has been given by the Commission 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 this section “specified” means specified in a permit.]
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71Offences by bodies corporate.N.I.Where an offence against this Act was committed by a body corporate and is proved to have been so committed with the consent or approval of, or to have been facilitated by any neglect on the part of any person, being a director, manager, secretary or other officer of the body corporate, that person shall also be guilty of the offence and may be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
72Trial of offences.N.I.Notwithstanding anything contained in any other enactment, an offence against this Act may be heard and determined by a court of summary jurisdiction upon the complaint, oral or otherwise, of the Commission or an officer of the Commission or a member of the Royal Ulster Constabulary but not of any other person, except with the consent of the Commission.
73Evidence of mouths of rivers, boundaries between tidal and freshwater portions of rivers, points of mouths of rivers to or from which distances are to be measured.N.I.(1)Where any regulations define—
(a)the mouth of a river, or
(b)the mouth of any tributary river, or
(c)the boundary between the tidal and freshwater portions of any river, or
(d)the point or points to or from which distances are to be measured under this Act,
such mouth, boundary, point or points shall for the purposes of any proceedings under this Act be as so defined.
(2)Where any regulations define the space within which it is by or under this Act prohibited to use certain fishing engines, the space so defined shall for the purposes of any proceedings under this Act be taken to be the area within which it is prohibited to use those fishing engines.
74Forfeiture of licences.N.I.(1 )F113(a)If the person who is the holder of a [F114fishing licence] issued by the Commission is convicted of an offence to which this sub-section applies the court may direct the [F114fishing licence] to be forfeited and declare that person to be disqualified for holding a [F114fishing licence] of the Commission for such period, not exceeding one year, as the court may direct.(b)This sub-section applies to—
(i)an offence under any section of this Act,
(ii)an offence under any section of the Fisheries Acts.
(2)Where a person who is the holder of a [F114fishing licence] issued by the Commission is convicted by a court of justice in the Republic of Ireland of an offence under the law of the Republic of Ireland relating to fisheries, and as a result of such conviction, the [F114fishing licence] is declared to be forfeited and that person is declared to be disqualified for a particular period for holding a [F114fishing licence] of the Commission, the Commission shall direct the [F114fishing licence] to be forfeited and that person shall be disqualified for holding a [F114fishing licence] for that period.
(3)Where a [F114fishing licence] is directed to be forfeited under this section, it shall thereupon cease to be in force.
F115[(4)Where a person is convicted by a court of an offence against this Act or against the Fisheries Acts, the clerk of the court shall as soon as may be in either case forward to each of the Commission and the [F116Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure] a duly authenticated certificate of the conviction,F117. . . .]
(5)A document purporting to be a copy of a conviction or order made by a court of justice in the Republic of Ireland and to be certified in accordance with the law of the Republic of Ireland shall, for the purposes of this section, be evidence of such conviction or order without further proof, unless the contrary is shown.
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(2)When a fine has been imposed for an offence under this Act and a member of the Royal Ulster Constabulary was the means of bringing to justice the person by whom the offence was committed, then—
(a)one-third of that fine shall be paid to the Ministry of Home AffairsF121 and shall be appropriated in aid of the moneys provided by [F122 the Parliament of the United Kingdom] for defraying the costs, charges and expenses of the said Constabulary; and
(b)the remainder of that fine shall be paid to the Commission.
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(2)The net proceeds of a sale under sub-section (1) of this section shall be paid to or disposed of for the benefit of the Commission in such manner as the Ministry shall direct.
79Proof of regulations, bye-laws, etc.N.I.(1)In any proceedings, a document purporting to be a copy of any instrument in writing made or issued (whether before or after the passing of this Act) under the Fisheries Acts or this Act in relation to the Foyle Area[F123 or the Carlingford Area] or any part thereof shall, if it is certified under the common seal of the Commission to be a true copy, be prima facie evidence of the instrument.
(2)The Documentary Evidence Act, 1868 [1868 c.37] , as amended by the Documentary Evidence Act, 1882 [1882 c.9] , shall apply to the Commission in like manner as the said Acts apply to certain rule-making authorities under section threeF124 of the Rules Publication Act (Northern Ireland), 1925 [1925 c.6] .
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(2)An inquiry may be conducted by the Commission or by a person appointed by it for the purpose.
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(a)summon witnesses to attend at the inquiry,
(b)examine on oath (which any member of the Commission or that person, as the case may be, is hereby authorised to administer) witnesses attending at the inquiry,
(c)require any witness to produce any documents in his power or control which the Commission or that person, as the case may be, considers necessary for the purposes of the inquiry.
(2)A witness at an inquiry shall be entitled to the same immunities and privileges as if he were a witness before the High Court.
(a)on being duly summoned to attend as a witness at an inquiry makes default in attending, or
(b)being in attendance, refuses to take an oath which he is lawfully required to take, or to produce any document in his power or control which he is lawfully required to produce, or to answer any question which he is lawfully required to answer,
he shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding[F126 £25].
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