(1)A person who by any means removes or causes to be removed from any waters—
(a)any salmon or trout which has been injured or killed otherwise than by lawful means; or
(b)any salmon or trout which has been found dead, from any cause whatever, by that person;
shall be guilty of an offence.
(2)Subsection (1) shall not apply to any of the following persons—
(a)any person acting under the authority of the Ministry; or
(b)any officer of the Board; or
(c)any owner of a fishery in those waters; or
(d)any agent of the owner of a fishery in those waters; or
(e)any member of the Royal Ulster Constabulary; or
(f)[F1 any person acting under the authority of a district council].[F2 or]
[F2(g)any private water bailiff appointed to protect those waters.]
(3)Where a person is charged with an offence under this section in respect of any fish it shall be a good defence to prove that he removed the fish from any waters, or caused it to be so removed, solely for the purpose of delivering it to a person designated in any of paragraphs ( a) to ( f) of subsection (2), and that he did so deliver it before being required to do so by any such person.
F1SRO (NI) 1973/343