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Made
27th November 2008
Coming into operation
1st January 2009
1. These Byelaws may be cited as the Fisheries (Amendment No. 2) Byelaws (Northern Ireland) 2008 and shall come into operation on 1st January 2009.
2. The Fisheries Byelaws (Northern Ireland) 2003 (3) are amended in accordance with byelaws 3 and 4.
3. For Schedule 3 (Fishing Engines and Licence Duties) substitute the following Schedule.
Byelaws 6, 7 and 10
Fishing Licence (1) |
Duty (2) |
|---|---|
| Season game fishing rod licence | £17.00 |
| Fourteen day game fishing rod licence | £9.00 |
| Three day game fishing rod licence | £3.50 |
| Concessionary season fishing rod licence | £5.00 |
| Juvenile season fishing rod licence | £2.00 |
| Amount payable by the holder of a current Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights game fishing rod and line licence for a game fishing rod licence | £1.00 |
| Season coarse fishing rod licence | £17.00 |
| Fourteen day coarse fishing rod licence | £9.00 |
| Three day coarse fishing rod licence for use by the holder of a three day coarse fishing permit issued by the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure to fish in waters in which the Department has the fishing rights | £3.50 |
Fishing Licence (1) |
Duty (2) |
|---|---|
| Licence for a draft net for the capture of salmon and freshwater fish on Lough Neagh | £130.00 |
Licence for a single wall set net or trammel net for the capture of trout or rainbow trout in Lough Neagh per 91 metres (100 yards) |
£17.00 |
Licence for a single wall set net or trammel net for the taking of freshwater fish other than trout or rainbow trout, per 91 metres (100 yards) |
£17.00 |
Licence for a bait net for the taking of freshwater fish other than trout or rainbow trout for use as bait - per net |
£5.00 |
| Licence for a fixed tidal draft net | £411.00 |
| Licence for a tidal draft net | £341.00 |
| Drift net licence for the taking of salmon in the sea | £341.00 |
| Licence for a bag net used in tidal waters | £769.50 |
| Dealer´s licence | £50.50" |
4. In Schedule 6 in the list of rainbow trout waters where there is no annual close season for angling for rainbow trout –
(a) under the heading County Antrim insert before the reference to "Cairn Farm Fly Fishery, Carrickfergus" a reference to "Beechgrove Fisheries, Cullybackey";
(b) under the heading County Antrim insert before the reference to "North Woodburn Reservoir" a reference to "Murloc Angling Centre, Aghalee".
5. Byelaw 3 of the Fisheries (Amendment) Byelaws (Northern Ireland) 2007(4) is revoked.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Fisheries Conservancy Board on 27th November 2008.
Dr. R. Hanna
Chairman
K. A. Simpson (Mrs)
Secretary
The Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure approves these Byelaws.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure on 27th November 2008.
H.Campbell
A senior officer of the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure
(This note is not part of the Byelaws)
These Byelaws amend the Fisheries Byelaws (Northern Ireland) 2003.
The principal changes are as follows:-
1. The Byelaws increase the licence duties payable from 1st January 2009 for some fishing rod licences and some commercial fishing engines used for the taking of salmon and freshwater fish other than eels, together with the fee payable for a licence which authorises the holder to buy and sell salmon, trout and eels (Byelaw 3).
The new licence fee rates for 2009 and the size of the increases are set out below:-
Previous Rate |
New Rate |
Increase | |
|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Season game fishing rod licence | 16.50 | 17.00 | 0.50 |
| Fourteen day game fishing rod licence | 8.50 | 9.00 | 0.50 |
| Three day game fishing rod licence | 3.50 | 3.50 | 0.00 |
| Concessionary season fishing rod licence | 5.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 |
| Juvenile season fishing rod licence | 2.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 |
Amount payable by the holder of a current Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights game fishing rod and line licence for a game fishing rod licence |
1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 |
| Season coarse fishing rod licence | 16.50 | 17.00 | 0.50 |
| Fourteen day coarse fishing rod licence | 8.50 | 9.00 | 0.50 |
Three day coarse fishing rod licence for use by the holder of a three day coarse fishing permit issued by the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure to fish in waters in which the Department has the fishing rights. |
3.50 | 3.50 | 0.00 |
| Licence for a draft net for the capture of salmon and freshwater fish on Lough Neagh | 125.00 | 130.00 | 5.00 |
| Licence for a single wall set net or trammel net for the capture of trout or rainbow trout in Lough Neagh per 91 metres (100 yards) | 16.50 | 17.00 | 0.50 |
| Licence for a single wall set net or trammel net for the taking of freshwater fish other than trout or rainbow trout per 91 metres (100 yards) | 16.50 | 17.00 | 0.50 |
| Licence for a bait net for the taking of freshwater fish other than trout or rainbow trout for use as bait - per net | 5.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 |
| Licence for a fixed tidal draft net | 395.00 | 411.00 | 16.00 |
| Licence for a tidal draft net | 328.00 | 341.00 | 13.00 |
Previous Rate |
New Rate |
Increase | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Drift net licence for the taking of salmon in the sea | 328.00 | 341.00 | 13.00 |
| Licence for a bag net used in tidal waters | 740.00 | 769.50 | 29.50 |
| Dealer´s licence | 48.50 | 50.50 | 2.00 |
2. The Byelaws designate two waters as rainbow trout waters for the purposes of Byelaw 73(2)(b) of the Fisheries Byelaws (Northern Ireland) 2003 which provides that there shall be no close season for angling for rainbow trout in waters so designated (Byelaw 4).
3. The Byelaws revoke Byelaw 3 of the Fisheries (Amendment) Byelaws (Northern Ireland) 2007 which amended licence fees for 2008 (Byelaw 5).
Functions transferred by virtue of S.R. 1999 No. 481 Article 3 and Schedule 1 Back [1]
1966 c. 17 (N.I.); section 26(1) was amended by Article 8 (3) of the Fisheries (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (S.I.1991/1466 (N.I. 13)) and by section 5 of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 (2001 c. 4 (N.I)); section 37 was substituted by section 1 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Fisheries (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 1968 (1968 c. 31 (N.I.)) and was amended by Article 9 of the Fisheries (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 and by section 6 of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2001; section 115 (1)(b) was amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the Fisheries (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 Back [2]
S.R. 2003 No. 525 as amended by S.R. 2004 No. 504, S.R. 2005 No. 548, S.R. 2006 No. 517, S.R. 2007 No. 471 and S.R. 2008 No.318. Back [3]
S.R. 2007 No. 471 Back [4]
