Salmon Act 1986

5 Enforcement of regulations

(1) In section 15 of the [1868 c. 123.] Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Act 1868 (offences related to regulations)—

(a) for the words from the beginning to " following offences " there shall be substituted the words " Any person " ;

(b) paragraph (7) shall be omitted; and

(c) for the words from " shall for every such offence " to the end there shall be substituted the words " shall be guilty of an offence; and section 19 of the [1951 c. 26.] Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Protection) (Scotland) Act 1951 (forfeiture of fish, instruments, articles, vehicles or boats) shall apply in relation to persons convicted of an offence under this section as it applies to those convicted of an offence under Part I or section 13 of that Act ".

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of section 3(7) of this Act, in section 15 of that Act, "byelaw"—

(a) in paragraph (8), shall include regulations made under section 3(2) of this Act and the offence specified in that paragraph shall, as respects such regulations, extend to so much of the River Tweed as is situated outwith Scotland ; and

(b) in paragraphs (2), (3) and (4), shall include such regulations except to the extent that they extend to the River Tweed.