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Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
FISHERIES
Made
8th December 2005
Coming into operation
1st January 2006
The Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission, in exercise of its powers under section 13(1) (amended by section 34(3) of the British-Irish Agreement Act 1999(1) and section 5(1) of the British-Irish Agreement (Amendment) Act 2002(1)) and 13(2) of the Foyle Fisheries Act 1952(1) which stand transferred to it under section 34(1) of the British-Irish Agreement Act 1999, and in exercise of the powers conferred by section 13(1) and (2) of the Foyle Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1952(2) and now vested in it(3) and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, with the approval of the Government of Ireland and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, under the agreement made between those Governments on 19th November 2002(4) and section 5(1) of the British-Irish Agreement (Amendment) Act 2002, hereby makes the following Regulations:
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Foyle Area and Carlingford Area (Licensing of Fishing Engines) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 and shall come into operation on 1st January 2006.
2. For the Schedule to the Foyle Area and Carlingford Area (Licensing of Fishing Engines) Regulations 2001(5) there shall be substituted the Schedule as set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
3. The Foyle Area and Carlingford Area (Licensing of Fishing Engines) (Amendment) Regulations 2004(6) are hereby revoked.
Given under the Seal of the Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission on 8th December 2005.
L.S.
R. J. D. Anderson
Chief Executive of the Loughs Agency
Approved by the Government of Ireland and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on 8th December 2005.
J. Hayes
M. Bunting
being persons authorised by those Governments to signify approval on their behalf.
Regulation 2
Regulations 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8
Fishing Licence Fee | ||
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Description of Fishing Engine | £ | |
Draft Net used wholly or partly in the tidal waters of the River Foyle between the confluence of the Rivers Mourne and Finn and an imaginary straight line drawn across the River Foyle to join the points where the southernmost boundary of the County of Londonderry meets the river on each side | 179·00 | 261·00 |
Draft Net used wholly or partly in the River Roe upstream of the defined mouth | 188·00 | 274·00 |
Draft Net used wholly in the waters of the Foyle Area elsewhere than in— (a) the tidal waters of the River Foyle between the confluence of the Rivers Mourne and Finn and an imaginary straight line drawn across the River Foyle to join the points where the southernmost boundary of the County of Londonderry meets the river on each side; or (b) the River Roe upstream of the defined mouth | 145·00 | 211·00 |
Drift Net used wholly to seaward of Lough Foyle (the seaward limit of which, for the purpose of these Regulations, shall be deemed to be an imaginary straight line drawn between Greencastle Fort in the County of Donegal and the Martello Tower at Magilligan Point in the County of Londonderry) | 253·00 | 369·00 |
Drift Net used wholly in Lough Foyle, south of the seaward limit of Lough Foyle as aforesaid | 253·00 | 369·00 |
Drift Net used partly in the said Lough Foyle and partly seaward of the seaward limit of Lough Foyle as aforesaid | 275·00 | 401·00 |
Fishing Licence Fee | ||
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Description of Fishing Engine | £ | |
Stake Net | 581·00 | 847·00 |
Bag Net | 349·00 | 508·00 |
Fixed Draft Net | 364·00 | 530·00 |
Fishing Licence Fee | ||
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Description of Fishing Engine Licence | £ | |
Season Game Fishing Rod and Line | 16·00 | 23·50 |
Fourteen Day Game Fishing Rod and Line | 8·00 | 11·50 |
Three Day Game Fishing Rod and Line | 3·50 | 5·00 |
Season Game Fishing Rod and Line to be issued to a person under the age of eighteen | 2·00 | 3·00 |
Season Game Fishing Rod and Line provided applicant can produce at the time of application a season game fishing rod licence for the time being in force and issued by the Fisheries Conservancy Board for Northern Ireland, or a salmon rod (annual) ordinary licence for the time being in force and issued under section 67 of the Fisheries (Consolidation) Act 1959(7), or a salmon rod (annual) (district) ordinary licence, for the time being in force and issued under section 16 of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1991(7) | 1·00 | 1·50 |
Season Coarse Fishing Rod and Line | 16·00 | 23·50 |
Season Coarse Fishing Rod and Line to be issued to a person under the age of eighteen. | 2·00 | 3·00” |
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Foyle Area and Carlingford Area (Licensing of Fishing Engines) Regulations 2001 by prescribing new licence fees for 2006. The 2006 fees and the increases from 2005 are as follows:
2005 | 2006 | Increase | 2005 | 2006 | Increase | |
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£ | £ | £ | ||||
Draft Net used in certain tidal waters on the River Foyle | 173·00 | 179·00 | 6·00 | 259·00 | 261·00 | 2·00 |
Draft Net used in River Roe upstream of the defined mouth | 182·00 | 188·00 | 6·00 | 272·00 | 274·00 | 2·00 |
Draft Net used in the Foyle Area other than in certain tidal waters of the Rivers Foyle and Roe | 140·00 | 145·00 | 5·00 | 209·00 | 211·00 | 2·00 |
Drift Net used only at sea | 244·00 | 253·00 | 9·00 | 365·00 | 369·00 | 4·00 |
Drift Net used only in Lough Foyle | 244·00 | 253·00 | 9·00 | 365·00 | 369·00 | 4·00 |
Drift Net used in Lough and Sea | 266·00 | 275·00 | 9·00 | 398·00 | 401·00 | 3·00 |
Stake Net used in Lough and Sea | 561·00 | 581·00 | 20·00 | 839·00 | 847·00 | 8·00 |
Bag Net used in Lough and Sea | 337·00 | 349·00 | 12·00 | 504·00 | 508·00 | 4·00 |
Fixed Draft Net used in Lough and Sea | 352·00 | 364·00 | 12·00 | 527·00 | 530·00 | 3·00 |
Season Game Fishing Rod and Line | 15·50 | 16·00 | 0·50 | 23·00 | 23·50 | 0·50 |
Fourteen Day Game Fishing Rod and Line | 7·50 | 8·00 | 0·50 | 11·00 | 11·50 | 0·50 |
Three Day Game Fishing Rod and Line | 3·50 | 3·50 | NIL | 5·00 | 5·00 | NIL |
Season Game Fishing Rod and Line to be issued to a person under the age of eighteen | 2·00 | 2·00 | NIL | 3·00 | 3·00 | NIL |
Season Game Fishing Rod and Line, provided applicant holds a season game fishing rod licence for the time being in force and issued by the Fisheries Conservancy Board for Northern Ireland, or a salmon rod (annual) ordinary licence for the time being in force and issued under section 67 of the Fisheries (Consolidation) Act 1959 in the Republic of Ireland, or a salmon rod (annual) (district) ordinary licence for the time being in force and issued under section 16 of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1991 in the Republic of Ireland | 1·00 | 1·00 | NIL | 1·50 | 1·50 | NIL |
Season Coarse Fishing Rod and Line | 15·50 | 16·00 | 0·50 | 23·00 | 23·50 | 0·50 |
Season Coarse Fishing Rod and Line to be issued to a person under the age of eighteen. | 2·00 | 2·00 | NIL | 3·00 | 3·00 | NIL |
Legislation of the Republic of Ireland
1952 c. 5 (N.I.) as amended by S.I. 1999/859
By S.I. 1999/859 Article 21(1)
Cm 5708
S.R. 2001 No. 397, as amended by S.R. 2003 No. 114, S.R. 2003 No. 524 and S.R. 2004 No. 522
Legislation of the Republic of Ireland