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Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Protection) (Scotland) Act 1951 (repealed)

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There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Protection) (Scotland) Act 1951 (repealed), Section 1. Help about Changes to Legislation

1 Prohibition of poaching.F2S

If any person without legal right, or without written permission from a person having such right, fishes for or takes salmon in any waters including any part of the sea within one mile of [F1mean low water springs], he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding ten pounds, and to the forfeiture of any fish illegally taken by him or in his possession at the time of the offence.

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C1S. 1 excluded (30.6.1999) by S.I. 1999/1746, arts. 1(1), 6(3)

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F2Act repealed (except in relation to the River Tweed and the Upper Esk) (1.4.2005) by Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 15), s. 71(2), sch. 4 Pt. 2 (with s. 71(3)(4)(6)); S.S.I. 2005/174, art. 2; and (only in relation to the Tweed district) (15.11.2006) by The Scotland Act 1998 (River Tweed) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/2913), art. 1(2), Sch. 4 Pt. 2 (with art. 1(3))

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